The 10 greatest men's tennis matches ever: Where does Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner's French Open epic rank?
'The level is higher than I've ever seen' said an awestruck John McEnroe.
Mats Wilander added: 'I've seen Federer and Nadal and they played a couple of good finals but nothing comes close to this to me.'
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