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Bad starts in grand slam finals are nothing new for Carlos Alcaraz, and each time it’s happened, he has won the tournament anyway.
But not in such dramatic style as the French Open final held earlier this month. The Spaniard rallied from two sets down and saved three match points to beat top-ranked Jannik Sinner.
It was Alcaraz’s second straight French Open title with a comeback after trailing 2-1 in sets to Alexander Zverev in last year’s final.
In producing one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the clay-court tournament, he emulated Djokovic’s feat from the 2021 final at Roland-Garros.
It was also the longest-ever French Open final. The game lasted for five hours and 29 minutes.
