Alcaraz won his fifth major in just as many finals appearances, 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2). The match took five hours, 29 minutes, making it the longest French Open final in history, and the second longest major final of all time ( Novak Djokovic and Nadal went 5 hours, 53 minutes, at the 2012 Australian Open).

Alcaraz’s annual Ibiza pilgrimage started back in 2023, when he suffered a heartbreaking French Open semi-final loss to Novak Djokovic and wanted to get away. After a quick boys’ trip, he returned and won Queen’s and Wimbledon back-to-back.

Industrialist Anand Mahindra summed up the mood perfectly, calling Alcaraz’s winning moment “worth a thousand pep talks” and a reminder that “it isn’t over till it’s over.” Known for turning sporting moments into lessons in leadership and grit, Mahindra ’s post quickly struck a chord with fans.

The Italian, Sinner, had three championship points, each of which he failed to capitalise on, and eventually, from two sets down, the Spaniard sealed the win and won his second consecutive French Open title. With this win, Alcaraz earned himself a cool total of €2.55million (£2.13m) in prize money.

Carlos Alcaraz defended his French Open title on Sunday with a hard-fought win over Jannik Sinner, and Mats Wilander was quick to praise the Spaniard.

Andre Agassi, the champion from 1999, witnessed tennis history firsthand at Roland Garros on Sunday. Carlos Alcaraz pulled off one of the greatest Major finals comebacks against Jannik Sinner.

Carlos Alcaraz is following in the footsteps of his longtime idol and fellow countryman Rafael Nadal, literally and figuratively. Alcaraz, who defeated Jannik Sinner in a thrilling, comeback victory from two sets down in the men's French Open final on Sunday,