On the 8th local time, Spain's second seed and defending champion Alcaraz did not forget to praise his opponent after winning the longest final in history in the 2025 French Open men's singles final.
Alcaraz
"I'm pretty sure you're not going to win it once, but many, many times. It's an honour to play with you on the pitch across the net. Alcaraz withstood the pressure and saved three championship points in a row, and after nearly five and a half hours of five-set victory, it also ended Sinner's recent 20-match winning streak on the Grand Slam stage, which is also known as the "successor of the Big Three", "I am really happy to be able to make history with you in this and other tournaments! You are a great encouragement to the young children and to me. ”
Sinner
Alcaraz became only the second male player in history to win all five Grand Slam singles finals in his career since Swiss king Federer, and also made Sinner lose in the Grand Slam finale for the first time, failing to win the Gold Cup again at the 2024, 2025 Australian Open and 2024 US Open , Paris, see you next year. ”