The takeaways from Carlos Alcaraz’s fifth-set tiebreaker victory over Jannik Sinner in the French Open men’s final are multiple and significant.

A transcendent match could not have been so in a shorter format — but Sinner and Alcaraz's exploits are the exception, not the rule.

After the historical and epic French Open final on Sunday between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, it’s clear that the future of the sport is in good hands after the fading of the Big 3 of Roger Federer,