This took half past five, but Sunday, Carlos Alcaraz won the French Open for the second consecutive year. Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner in an exhausting and exciting match after a superb return, 4-6, 6 (4) -7 (7), 6-4, 7 (7) -6 (4), 7 (10) -6 (2).
Alcaraz won the victory after abandoning the first two sets, beating Sinner after five sets and three equality broken. The wild match opposed the seeds No. 1 and n ° 2 against each other in what is sure to become an instant classic.
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Sinner, who had an early advance, dropped three championship points in the fourth set before Alcaraz could force a decisive set; However, in the fifth set, it was the sinner who finished the improbable return to force the match to a third break in equality.
In the end, however, it was Alcaraz who was able to leave with the trophy. The young Spaniard defeated the sinner in 10-2 in the fifth set of a lure to win his fifth title of Grand Slam.
While more than 5 hours of play advanced – the longest in the story of Roland -Garros and the third longest match of the male finals in the open era – the sinner was visibly tired, while Alcaraz remained in the control of the match. But the two seemed to have a second wind after the marathon match, with all this leading to the exciting end.
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Alcaraz, who is known for his ability to win marathon matches, now has 13-1 in five games. Sinner, meanwhile, goes to 0-7 on the games that passed the four-hour brand.
The two games exchanged throughout the first set, before the sinner lost to win the 6-4 victory. In the second set, the young Italian took a good start, increasing 4-1. But Alcaraz had a different idea, making a rabbit to finally link the sinner to 5-5. Sinner then took the next match, but Alcaraz held up for an undisputed service game to force a break in equality, which the sinner finally won with difficulties.
The third set was all Alcaraz to start. Alcaraz, who had briefly lost the goodwill of the crowd, brought them directly with a number of excellent points. Although Sinner launched his late return to keep the whole alive, Alcaraz was able to keep a 6-4 victory, in a sequence that reflected the first set.
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In the fourth set, things remained as tight as ever. Alcaraz seemed to have a slight advantage from the start, before the sinner returned for a late thrust. However, with Sinner UP 5-3, and the championship just at hand, Alcaraz retaliated, winning the next three games to increase 6-5 and Dash Sinner in the hopes. Sinner dropped three consecutive match points before Alcaraz could push things into a decisive whole.
The match entering its fourth hour, Sinner was able to force a decisive equality break, but Alcaraz made it pass to win the equality break 7-3 and force a fifth set.
The sinner looked tired at the start of the decisive whole, while Alcaraz accumulated a small lead. But Sinner managed to get a second wind, pushing to equalize Alcaraz at 5-5.
After Sinner took an advance of 6-5, Alcaraz again attached things to force another equality break. And at the end, he was victorious, winning victory with an easy 10-2 victory.
