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French Open The Men’s Finals became epic between two of the sports’ top athletes, Giannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday.
What turns out to be one of the most exciting This year’s sports competitionAlkaraz returns to defeat the sinners 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2).
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Carlos Alcaraz responds after winning the third set against Janik Thinner at the French Tennis Open at Roland Galos Stadium in Paris on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Tivocamus)
Thinner appears to have had an advantage early in the match. Thinner won his first set of 6-4, earning a 7-6 victory in Set No. 2. However, the momentum built by the Italian star seemed to escape as Alcaraz returned stronger each time Thinner tried to clean up him.
Alcaraz scored the third set, 6-4. The Sinner then had a 5-3 advantage with Alcaraz in the fourth set, but the Spanish star was snatched deep into a different mentality. He tied the set in six games, six games, then forced a tiebreaker who won 7-3.
Alkaraz won the first game of the fifth set after a shot that landed near the net on the side of Thinner. All momentum appears to have shifted to Alkaraz as he took the lead and kept it.
The sinner will not go quietly. He was frustrated in the middle of the set, but showed the Roland Garros crowd why he was the number one tennis player in the world. He hit an incredible shot near the net that even Alcaraz could not reach. Alkaraz, despite having serves, was unable to get the winner he needed. The Sinner tied each of the five sets.
Jannik Sinner will return to Carlos Alcaraz during the final match of the French Open in Paris on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Christofuena)
The sinner dug deep. He came back when he managed to let go of his grip in the tournament. He took a 6-5 lead after Alcaraz returned the game to Deuce. An incredible shot after an incredible shot. And it was the sinners who had the advantage over what could have been a decisive set.
Not too fast, Alkaraz essentially said. He forced the decisive set tiebreaker with an incredible backhand winner.
The crowd watched with breath as the two tennis players continued to hit the ball back and forth with the iconic red clay. It took me over 5 hours to finally decide who the winner was.
Alcaraz won the tiebreaker 10-2, winning the French Open title for the second consecutive year.
It was the first time Alcaraz has returned from a two-set deficit to win the match. He has also won five consecutive times over the sinners.
Carlos Alcaraz responds after winning the third set against Janik Thinner at the French Open in Paris on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsay Wasson)
Thinner was looking for a third straight grand slam title to return to 2024 US Open. He won the Australian Open earlier this year.
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Alkaraz and the sinners look now Wimbledon next month. The Spanish tennis player won Wimbledon for the first time last year.
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