Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner Make History in French Open Final
No. 1 Jannik Skinner and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz played a French Open men's singles final for the ages on Sunday at Roland Garros.
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Sinner appeared to be in full control after two sets. The Italian took a 2-0 lead into the third set, having won 31 consecutive sets in Grand Slam events, including every set he played in the French Open to that point.
Alcaraz was not fazed. The defending French Open champion extended the match by snapping Sinner's streak and winning the third set. He fought off three championship points in the fourth set, sending the match to a fifth set and an epic final into the Roland Garros history books.
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts to a point during his match against Lorenzo Musetti of Italy match on day 13 at Roland Garros Stadium.Susan Mullane-Imagn Images
During the decisive fifth set, the match became the longest men's singles final in French Open history, crossing the record of four hours and 42 minutes set in 1982 when Mats Wilander defeated Guillermo Vilas.
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With a final match time of 5:29, Alcaraz vs. Sinner became the second-longest men's singles final at a Grand Slam, trailing only Novak Djokovic's win over Rafael Nadal in the 2012 Australian Open (5:53).
Remarkably, the 1982 final only took four sets to reach the record time, with Wilander winning 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–0, 6–4.
It took five sets and a tiebreak — for just the second time ever in a men's singles Grand Slam final in the Open Era — for Alcaraz to emerge with his second straight victory at Roland Garros. He won 4–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(10–2).
Coming into the 2025 final, Sinner was 0-5 in his career in matches that lasted more than 3:50.
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On the other hand, Alcaraz had a history of getting stronger in marathon matches. The Spaniard was previously 9-1 in matches of that length. However, he was previously 0-8 after losing the first two sets.
When Alcaraz defeated Alexander Zverev in the 2024 French Open men's singles final, their match nearly set the record with a match time of 4:12.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 8, 2025, where it first appeared.
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