“The level was crazy”: Alcaraz did not stop believing in the final triumph Epic French Open | French Open 2025

Carlos Alcaraz says he never stopped believing that he could find a way to fight back against his great rival Jannik Sinner and Win the French Open Despite three championship points in an incredible five -hour and 29 -minute battle.

“The match is not finished until he won the last point,” said Alcaraz. “It is only a point of losing the match, yes, but often people returned from the match in the final in the final of a Grand Slam or even in other games.

“So I wanted to be one of those players who saved Match Point in the final of the Grand Slam and ended up winning.

“I just believe all the time. I never suspected myself. Even if in these match points, I thought that one point at a time. Just one point, then after a point and then try to save this game and continue to believe. That’s what I thought.”

Alcaraz produced one of the greatest feedback while he was recovering from the edge of the defeat to Sinnener, The World No 1, 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2) and win his fifth Grand Slam title in the longest in the longest in the longest in the longest in the longest in the longest in the longest in the longest in the longest Open of France final in the open era.

Alcaraz, the second seeded and defending champion, had dragged 3-5, 0-40 on his service in the fourth set, but he won five points before forcing a fifth set. He has now won five Grand Chelem titles at 22.

“Today, there have been few moments of the match which, I mean, the level was crazy,” said Alcaraz.

“Being Jannik on the other side of the net by playing such a high level, sometimes I said to myself:” What can I do? ” What can I do? He moved incredible.

“He was hitting incredible shots. There was a few moments from the match that he could not miss any ball. I mean, this level was really, really high.”

Sinner said it was difficult to accept the loss of such a difficult match, but he will use defeat to make him a better player.

He said: “I prepared for the Grand Chelem with a tournament, also on Clay, making the final. Of course, difficult to accept now because I had a lot of chance, but that’s the right part of the sport.

“Also today, it made me the sad party, right? But if you only look at the sad party, you will never come back, right? I think I have improved as a player since last year, which is good. We are trying to continue to push.”