Carlos Alcaraz defeated world number one Jannik Sinner 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(10-2) to retain the French Open title on Sunday.
Alcaraz now has five Grand Slam titles in his name to his Italian rival’s three.
The second-seeded Spaniard pulled off his first-ever comeback from two sets down to stun Sinner in the longest Roland Garros final in history.
It easily eclipsed the 1982 final in Paris when Mats Wilander triumphed in four sets over Guillermo Vilas in 4hr 42min.
Alcaraz becomes the third youngest man to win five Grand Slams – after Bjorn Borg and compatriot Rafael Nadal – following an incredible duel between the two stars of a new generation.
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Sinner fell agonisingly short of a third successive Grand Slam crown after last year’s US Open title and back-to-back Australian Open triumphs.
He suffered his fifth straight loss to Alcaraz in what was their first meeting in a Grand Slam final – and the first championship match at a major between two men born in the 2000s.
Alcaraz leads 8-5 overall having also beaten Sinner to win in Rome, where the Italian returned to competition after a three-month doping ban.
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