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Carlos Alcaraz joined two sets and saved three match points to beat Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2) on Sunday and keep his title of French open for a second consecutive year.
Alcaraz, who won his fifth Grand Colem tournament in as many finals, produced one of the greatest feedback in the history of the Clay-Court tournament.
It was the first time that the sinner has lost a final of the Grand Chelem and his fifth consecutive defeat against Alcaraz.
It was also the longest Open of France – five hours 29 minutes – in the open era.
After 3:43, the sinner had his first match point. But with just over five hours since the start of the match, Alcaraz served for the title at 5-4.
The drama was still not finished.
The sinner made a remarkable recovery from another superb Alcaraz shot. At the very limit when he could stretch, the sinner slipped the ball on the net, the ball landing with the sweetness of an autumn sheet and out of the reach of Alcaraz to make it 15-40.
When Sinner won the match to do it 5-5, it was his turn to milking the applause and he was two points from the victory in the 12th match, with Alcaraz in service and at 15-30 and in Deuce.
But Alcaraz made an amazing cross-terrain setback to make 6-6 and force a break in equality, the crowd is unleashed when the cross-cut winner of Alcaraz was 4-0.
The sinner could not find a way of return and Alcaraz won the match with a superb forehand on the line, then came across his back to celebrate.
