French Open 2025 Men’s Final: Alcaraz wins his second French Open title, defeats Sinner in longest-ever final in Roland Garros’ history

How on earth did Alcaraz stay in that point? Two jaw-dropping gets somehow keep him alive—but Sinner pounces with a ruthless inside-in forehand winner to snatch advantage.

Then, out of nowhere, Alcaraz unleashes what might be one of the finest returns you’ll ever witness, follows it up with a deft volley, and pulls it back to deuce once more.

But it unravels again—he finds the net, scowls in frustration, and gives his racket a sharp kick to the heels. Sinner doesn’t flinch. One more clean forehand seals the hold.

And now, it’s all on Carlos. No more safety nets. Hold serve… or hand over the Coupe des Mousquetaires.

Jannik Sinner opens the game with a thunderous winner that screams past Alcaraz for 15-0. Then a mistimed return from the Spaniard makes it 30-0. His energy may be flagging, but Sinner’s firepower? Still firmly in the red zone.

He unloads again with a blistering one-two punch, and suddenly it’s 40-0—Alcaraz barely in the frame.

Boom. Hold to love.

6-4, 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-7(3) Sinner 3 – 4 Alcaraz

Alcaraz wins the tiebreak to take the game into fifth set! What a game has this been. The most powerful comeback ever.

Each point of this game is bound to receive a rousing reception from the crowd. Alcaraz dominates in this game too. Love-40 in his favour. And suddenly the game has taken a thrilling turn. Alcaraz gets this game as well.

Just imagine the weight pressing down on the world No. 1 if Alcaraz grabs this next game. Momentum, pressure, the Parisian crowd all shifting in his favor.

But first, a classy moment from Sinner: he overrules an incorrect out call on an Alcaraz shot, opting to replay the point. Then Sinner goes marginally long, and Alcaraz pounces, zipping to 40-0 in a blink.

The tide has turned, and it’s roaring in Carlos’s direction. Sinner nets, and Alcaraz lets out a primal yell. He holds. He leads. This final is catching fire.

6-4, 7-6(4), 4-6, Sinner 5 – 6 Alcaraz

Alcaraz sails one long and with it, his racket goes flying in frustration. Three championship points for Jannik Sinner.

His mother, eyes brimming with tears.

But wait, Sinner goes long. One saved. Another forehand drifts out, two saved. Then into the net! Carlos Alcaraz roars, fists clenched, as the crowd erupts. Deuce.

And now! A thunderous serve from Alcaraz turns the tide. Advantage, the defending champion. What a turnaround! That is the level of game we are witnessing tonight. Carlos Alcaraz makes a comeback and it gets the crowd riled up. Electrifying to be honest.

After losing the last game, Alcaraz gets the first point but he couldn’t capitalise on it! Two bad shots and it is now 40-15 in Sinner’s favour. Sinner takes this game too. And quite smoothly. Sinner is one game away from his first French Open title.

Looks like the wheels have come off at the worst possible time for Carlos. A flurry of errors sees him broken to love, immediately after Sinner held to love, and just like that, nine consecutive points slip away.

Now, with a two-game cushion and all the momentum, Jannik Sinner is just two calm service holds away from hoisting the 2025 French Open trophy. The finish line is in sight.

6-4, 7-6(4), 4-6 Sinner 4 – 3 Alcaraz

Alcaraz, fuelled by the roar of the crowd and his trademark aggression, storms the net and punches away a crisp volley to seal the third set!

Jannik Sinner’s impressive streak of consecutive Grand Slam sets comes to a screeching halt and suddenly we have got ourselves a real battle on Chatrier. Game on. The final has truly come alive!

Alcaraz sends one long for 15-all, and follows it up with a costly double fault putting himself in a 15-30 hole. Sinner has been flawless on serve so far. The last thing Alcaraz wants is to hand back his hard-earned break.

But just when he needs it, the Spaniard uncorks a blistering inside-in forehand winner leveling things at 30-all. Sinner then squanders a golden look at a second serve and Alcaraz pounces. 40-30.

The return is tame and Alcaraz makes no mistake, finishing it off clinically. He’s now just one game away from sealing the third set.

6-4, 7-6(4) Sinner 2 – 5 Alcaraz

15-0 Sinner, as Alcaraz mutters in frustration toward his box. Then Sinner fires one long, his expression twisting into a puzzled grimace somewhere between disbelief and discontent.

A blistering serve follows, and Alcaraz can’t keep it in play—Sinner reasserts control with ruthless precision, 40-15.

But just when it seems wrapped up, the world No. 1 lashes a forehand into the net, prompting a dramatic head-drop from someone in his box. 40-30.

Alcaraz patiently camps behind the baseline, waits for a loopy second serve, and sends it back with intent. Sinner mistimes it—deuce.

A long return from Alcaraz gives Sinner the edge, but the Spaniard flips it with a deft flicked volley at the net. Then comes a gripping rally—Sinner blinks first, finding the net.

Alcaraz has now taken three games in a row, including two crucial breaks! He lets out a roar, cups his ears toward the crowd, and the Chatrier faithful respond with raucous cheers. Pure theatre.

6-4, 7-6 (4) Sinner 1 – 3 Alcaraz

But a crisp, flat strike from Sinner sends Alcaraz scrambling wide to his right, and the Spaniard can only find the net on the stretch.

Second set to Jannik Sinner. The Italian now holds a commanding grip on this final.

(6-4, 7-6) Sinner 0 – 0 Alcaraz

So here we are. Can Carlos Alcaraz drag this into a tiebreak or will Sinner snatch a two-set lead?

Early drama as the umpire is summoned to inspect a ball mark… and it’s just in from Alcaraz. 15-0. A thunderous serve down the middle follows. 30-0. The Spaniard is heating up.

Then comes a delicious drop shot, feathered to perfection. Alcaraz now cruising at 40-0 and suddenly the rhythm is all his. We’re cooking with gas now!

Sinner scrambles to return a booming serve, but Alcaraz steps in and unloads a forehand into the open court. Game sealed. Tiebreak incoming.

Jannik Sinner finds himself in a sweet spot. No pressure, all upside. He can swing freely at Alcaraz’s serve, knowing that even if the Spaniard holds, he’ll still have the chance to seal the set at 5-3 on his own terms.

Alcaraz races to a 30-0 lead, eager to inject some flair back into his game. But his attempted drop shot misses its mark, allowing Sinner a peek at 30-15.

Still, Alcaraz steadies the ship with two quickfire points—Sinner finds the net, and the defending champion ensures the set lives on for at least another game. The fight isn’t over yet.

(6-4) Sinner 5 – 3 Carlos

Sinner storms to a 30-0 lead with such crisp precision that even Formula One star George Russell, watching from the stands, is heard murmuring, “That was good.” The Italian then narrowly misses a cross-court forehand, but his expression remains unreadable.

Alcaraz scrambles from side to side, searching for rhythm, but lashes a shot into the net, now staring at a looming 1-4 deficit in the second set. Somehow, Sinner has quietly seized control of the match with clinical efficiency.

An unforced error from Sinner gives Alcaraz a sliver of hope, but it vanishes in the very next point as the Spaniard lets out a strained grunt on a shot he can’t wrangle. Another hold for Sinner, who edges closer to a two-set lead.

(6-4) Sinners 4 – 1 Alcaraz

Jannik Sinner holds the second game in a row. Alcaraz caps a punishing rally with a near-flawless shot, but Sinner responds immediately with a blistering return that forces an error. 15-all. At 15-30, Alcaraz faces a second serve, and Sinner creeps up to the baseline, sensing his moment. Alcaraz then completely mishits, sending the ball sailing into the crowd.

Suddenly, it’s 15-40. Double break point for Sinner. Alcaraz gambles on a lightning-quick second serve, but Sinner pounces with a ferocious return. The Spaniard can’t handle it and just like that, Sinner snatches the break in the second set.

(6-4) Sinner 2 – 0 Alcaraz

Sinner shows his frustration after an error, only for Alcaraz to misjudge a serve-and-volley attempt and let out a shout of irritation as the mistake shifts to his side. At 15-all, Sinner dumps one into the net and instantly slumps, while Alcaraz clenches his fist—momentum creeping his way.

But then, at 30-30, the pendulum swings again. Alcaraz drags a very makeable forehand wide, gifting Sinner a set point. On the next rally, Alcaraz clips the net cord—but the ball drifts wide. That’s it—Sinner snatches the first set. He didn’t need fireworks to grab two crucial breaks.

Sinner takes first set by 6-4.

At 30-15, Alcaraz makes a daring dash to the net, but Sinner stays ice-cool, deftly dropping a volley just out of the Spaniard’s reach to bring up two game points. Then comes a booming serve followed by a clinical forehand. And Sinner seals the game with authority.

He’s now just one game, and a crucial break, away from taking the opening set. The pressure is mountin, and all eyes are on Alcaraz’s broad shoulders to see how he responds.

Sinner 5 – 4 Alcaraz

Sinner slices a picture-perfect drop shot down the left alley. So delicate, Alcaraz doesn’t even bother chasing it.

Moments later, the Italian wraps up the fastest game of the match as Alcaraz rifles a forehand long down the center. Just like that, Sinner is back in front.

Sinner leads 4-3.

Alcaraz, riding a four-match winning streak against Sinner, suddenly stares down a 0-30 deficit. Trouble looms. But then, in true Alcaraz fashion, he flicks the switch. Producing jaw-dropping tennis just when it’s needed. A blistering rally, followed by a booming serve and a feathered volley, brings him back to 30-all.

Still, the danger hasn’t passed. Sinner fires back with a sublime dipping return right at Alcaraz’s feet. The Spaniard attempts a leaping half-volley, but it skids wide. Break point.

On the very next shot, Alcaraz nets. And just like that, Sinner, without hitting top gear, makes it count. The break is his.

Sinner 3 – 3 Carlos

Down 0-15, Alcaraz goes for flair over safety with a cheeky flicked cross-court drop shot, bold but it doesn’t land. Suddenly, he’s staring at 0-30 and in a bit of trouble.

A stroke of luck follows as Sinner attempts a reckless shot down the line for triple break point but misfires. Another loose forehand from the Italian, his 10th unforced error compared to Alcaraz’s seven; levels the score at 30-all.

And then, vintage Carlos shows up. He unleashes a razor-sharp backhand down the line. Sinner follows that with a netted shot and Alcaraz, fist clenched and roaring, holds serve.

Sinner 2 – 2 Carlos

Sinner manages to dig out the first big smash from Alcaraz, but there’s no saving the second as it blazes past him. At 15-30, Alcaraz turns on the style, dragging Sinner deep into the bottom-right corner of Court Philippe-Chatrier before executing a cheeky drop shot. Sinner gets there, just, flicking the ball back with hope more than precision, only for Alcaraz to pounce, soaring in for a decisive volley.

Now 15-40, with two break points on offer. Sinner fires in a big first serve, one saved. The second comes on a nervy second serve, and somehow, the Italian saves that too! Under pressure, Sinner finds another gear, his precision and calm aggression in these tight moments is nothing short of elite. Deuce.

Then comes a beautifully angled backhand that sends Alcaraz chasing hopelessly across the court, nearly losing his footing in the process. One more wide serve sets up a smooth volley, and just like that, Sinner escapes again. He holds serve and the intensity is already through the roof.

Sinner 2 – 1 Carlos

Alcaraz attempts a flashy “tweener” between the legs after chasing down a deep lob from Sinner on the right side, but the shot sails well beyond the baseline. He quickly levels things at 15-all as Sinner mishits a forehand into the net. However, Alcaraz’s backhand clips the net and drops back on his own side, giving Sinner a 15-30 edge. Sinner then falters again, this time with a forehand that hits the net and falls wide of the right sideline, bringing the score to 30-all. Alcaraz steadies himself and closes out the second game to make it 1-1 in the opening set.

Sinner 1-1 Alcaraz

Sinner nets a backhand to hand Alcaraz the opening point of the match. But Alcaraz quickly returns the favor, driving a forehand into the net and makes it 15-all.

Sinner then overcooks a lob from the baseline, pushing it long to give Alcaraz a 15-30 edge. Alcaraz, however, misfires with a forehand wide of the sideline, bringing it back to 30-all.

Sinner follows with another baseline error, this time sailing a forehand long to offer up an early break point. But Alcaraz can’t capitalise. His backhand return sails long, and we’re off to deuce in the opening game.

Third deuce of the game. This one sure is a long first game. Sinner passes the first game, a 12-minute opening game.

Sinner 1-0 Alcaraz

Sinner will serve first in the final game. The Italian comes back after a recent three-month doping ban. His performance so far in the tournament has been exceptional. His last match against Djokovic is being considered as one of the best games of the French Open. So far. As the current game has all the signs of being the best!

The crowd welcome the champions as they walk on the court for the French Open title. Toss time. Alcaraz wins the toss, he will receive first. Pre-game photos done. Warmup underway.

The game begins anytime now.

An opening ceremony for the Final is underway. Both the players are at the venue. We can see several celebs occupying the court seats ahead of the much-anticipated final game. Film director Spike Lee is also there. Lee was present at the same spot in last night’s game that saw Coco Gauff winning her first French title.

The red clay court in Paris will soon have two best tennis players of the current times competing against each other for the French Open title. An opening ceremony of some kind is expected before the game starts.

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The rivalry between World No 1 Jannik Sinner and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will unfold in less than 10 minutes from now. We bring you all the latest updates of the game here. Stay tuned.

Carlos Alcaraz, at the age of 22 years and 20 days, has already stormed into his fifth Grand Slam men’s singles final. This milestone puts him in an elite company. Only four legends managed to reach that mark at a younger age, namely Mats Wilander, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal and Boris Becker.

And Alcaraz isn’t just racking up finals, he’s doing it year after year. He’s now the fourth youngest player in the Open Era to reach a Slam final in four consecutive seasons. The only men to achieve that feat earlier in life were Wilander at 20 years and 278 days, Borg at 21 years and 14 days and Nadal at 21 years and 356 days.