Alcaraz beats Sinner 6-4, 7-6, 4-6, 6-7, 6-7: French Open final – updates

In a final fitting for the occasion, the world number one and number two embarked on a titanic five-set battle to determine the 2025 French Open men’s singles champion.

In the end, Alcaraz prevailed 6-4, 7-6, 4-6, 6-7, 6-7, with Sinner doing very well to hang in despite dealing with some physical discomfort.

We hope you enjoyed our coverage of this momentous final, and on behalf of Hafsa Adil, this is Rohan Sharma signing off.

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Alcaraz has now taken an 8-4 lead over Sinner in their head-to-head contests.

The Spaniard has also ended Sinner’s winning streak in Grand Slam finals.

The Italian had previously won all three Grand Slam finals in which he appeared.

Only Bjorn Borg (six) has won more Men’s Singles Grand Slam titles than Carlos Alcaraz (five, level with Rod Laver and John McEnroe) after his first 17 appearances in such events in the Open Era.

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Carlos Alcaraz shared his thoughts on this epic encounter: “Hi everyone. I want to start with Jannik [Sinner]. It is amazing the level you have. Congrats to you and your team. I know the hard work you and your team put in. You are going to be champion not once, but many times. It is a privilege to share the court with you, and to make history with you.

“You are a huge inspiration for young kids and for everyone, especially me. Good luck to you and all the best ahead.

“Thank you for everything, my team. I have the privilege to do great things with you. I am so lucky to have people come from Murcia [Spain] to celebrate with me. It was amazing support from you all over the last two weeks. This trophy is yours as well.

“I am happy to come here year after year. Special thank you to Amelie [Mauresmo, tournament director] for the work you do. It is not easy to be with us.

Paris, you have been a really important support to me since the first round. I can’t thank you enough for the great support. You are in my heart, and always will be. See you next year.”

After collecting the French Open trophy, Carlos Alcaraz raises his arms aloft to generous acclaim from the Phillipe-Chatrier crowd.

It will be a final he, and the rest of us, won’t soon forget.

The Spanish national anthem is played next.

Sinner collects his runner-up trophy first, and had this to say to a warm Phillipe-Chatrier crowd: “Hello everyone. First of all, Carlos [Alcaraz], congrats. An amazing performance, an amazing battle, an amazing everything. I am very happy for you and you deserve it.

“It is easier to play than talking right now. To my team, thank you so much for putting myself in this position. We tried our best today. We gave everything we had. Some time ago we would have been excited to be here. Even though it is very difficult right now, it is OK.

“Thank you to the ball kids, you did an amazing job. To all line umpires and chair umpire, thank you so much. It is a big privilege to be here. Paris is a very special place to me. I am still happy with this one. It is an amazing trophy. I won’t sleep very well tonight, but it is OK.

“Thank you to the organisation for everything. For making this such a special event. You make our lives so much easier. The support has been amazing over the last couple of weeks. You have been amazing. Thank you, and see you guys next year.”

Sinner looks completely baffled as he stares into the distance. He had one hand on the trophy, only for Alcaraz to power back, and in some style.

Alcaraz is as emotional, and is still processing what has been an incredible French Open final.

The trophies are brought out to the centre, and we will have quotes for you shortly from both players.

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We should have known it from the first set, which went over an hour as both players gave it their all.

Sinner managed to upstage Alcaraz on that occasion, before following up with a second-set tie-break victory to put himself well on course for his third major in a row.

But Alcaraz began to turn it around, claiming a tight third set before having to outlast in back-to-back tie-breaks to claim the fourth, and the final fifth set.

Sinner had a triple championship opportunity late in the fourth, but Alcaraz showed why he could go down as one of the greatest players of all time.

The next-gen rivals of tennis have nudged their idols and contemporaries Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer by playing the second-longest final of the tennis Open era.

The 2012 Australian Open final between the greats lasted five hours and 53 minutes, while this one went down to 5 hours and 29 minutes.

The 22-year-old was two sets and three championship points down when he began plotting his comeback against the world number one.

Once the points were saved, Alcaraz never looked back and continued mounting the pressure on the Italian top seed.

Not only did the Spanish champion show a never-say-die spirit, he pulled off some of the most incredible and scarcely believable shots in the most crucial moments of the final.