At the 2025 French Open, Alcaraz once again won in four sets to defend his title and win his fifth Grand Slam title

On May 30, local time, Spain's second seed Alcaraz once again fell into a four-set fierce battle at the 2025 French Open, and finally overcame the turbulence and finally defeated Bosnian veteran Zuhr 6:1, 6:3, 4:6, 6:4, and advanced to the men's singles round of 16 after three consecutive levels, continuing to defend the men's singles title and the fifth Grand Slam crown of his career.

Spain's second seed, Alcaraz

"The atmosphere was very lively at night. The energy we feel is completely different from that of the day. Alcaraz, who won two sets in a row at the beginning of the match, overcame the low tide of accidentally losing the third set, and even fell behind 0:2 in the fourth set, adjusted and improved his state in time, from 1:3 to catch up with the advance in four games, and finally went through a tug-of-war, and it took 3 hours and 14 minutes to get rid of the 33-year-old Zuhel's entanglement.

Former champion Alcaraz has a 30-2 record on clay since May last year, but the 22-year-old popular darling bluntly said that Zuhel's sudden aggressive style of play has made him suffer for a while, "That's why it's so difficult to win a Grand Slam, you have to stay focused for 3 or 4 hours, thank you to all the spectators who stayed, after all, it's midnight." ”

Alcaraz is looking to become the first male star to win back-to-back titles since the 2019-2020 season when Spain's Rafael Nadal won back-to-back titles, and will next face 13th-seeded American "left-handed heavy" Shelton, who holds a 2-0 advantage in previous meetings.