The takeaways from Carlos Alcaraz's fifth-set tiebreaker victory over Jannik Sinner in the riveting and record-breaking French Open men's final were multiple and significant.Let's start with this: Anyone worried about how men's tennis would survive in the post-Big Three era can rest easy.

A first major final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner always promised to deliver - but few expected it to reach the heights that it did.

Sinner and Alcaraz have combined to win the last six Grand Slams -- and are pushing each other to new heights in the sport.