After 5 hours and 30 minutes of hard battle with Alcaraz, although Sinner and Espanyol teamed up to set the record for the longest time in the history of the French Open, they still left the biggest regret at Roland Garros: in the words of one netizen, the Italian finally gave up the victory to Alcaraz!
Sinner's previous best result at the French Open was last year's semi-finals, and this year's progress to the final has been a major breakthrough. Although he is not the favourite in terms of the odds offered by the bookmaker, the Italian has a very champion performance at the French Open.
In the six matches leading up to the finals, Sinner won in straight sets in three sets without dropping a set; Alcaraz, while also performing well, dropped four sets in his first six matches. It is clear which of the two is better in form and stability, so Sinner is naturally expected to be crowned king at Roland Garros and become the new owner of the Musketeer Cup!
It's a pity that fate in this focus battle, although it also wanted to give Sinner a splash of wealth, so that he could usher in another highlight moment of his career by reaching the top of the French Open again after winning the Australian Open, but the world No. 1 did not seize such an opportunity to dominate the world!
Looking back at this big match, judging by Sinner's strong performance in the first two sets, Alcaraz is really hard to pose a threat to him! In particular, after winning 6-4 and 7-6 in the first two city draws, the Italians completely pushed Alcaraz to the precipice of the whole game with no way back.
At that time, with Sinner's strength and stable performance, almost everyone in the live broadcast room thought that the suspense of victory and defeat had been lost. Because in Alcaraz's Grand Slam resume, he has never performed the magic script of letting two chase three, not before, and this time it will be equally difficult to achieve, so that some people swear that "the championship must be Sinner's, and he has already held it in his arms in advance." ”
There are even supporters of Sinner who said that there is no suspense about the victory or defeat, and there is no need to stay up late, waiting for the good news that Sinner will win the cup tomorrow. Surprisingly, it was not Sinner, who had a good hand, but Alcaraz. The Spaniard really achieved a magical reversal of the world No. 1 to make two chase three, which is very shocking!
Sinner was very disappointing because it wasn't for him to break first in the third set, not being able to consolidate his advantage and being broken by Alcaraz at the speed of light, and then a set back by the Spaniard due to fitness issues. After more than two hours of consumption in the first two sets, it is normal for players to have some problems with fitness and concentration, and even if Alcaraz won the third set at that time, everyone thought that he had little hope of turning the game around.
Sinner was the dominant side in the fourth set, especially with a 5-3 lead, and then pressed three match points on Alcaraz's serve, when everyone in the room thought the match was over and the world number one would win soon.
Unexpectedly, after Sinner missed the opportunity to end the game, this subtle change turned out to be an important turning point in the whole game.
Alcaraz, who escaped from the game, not only tied the score, but also had the last laugh in the fourth-set tie-break, pushing the match into a five-set battle in one fell swoop.
After the crisis was completely resolved, Alcaraz was like a different person in the deciding set, and the more he fought, the more courageous he became! Especially in the final tie-break, the Spaniards were simply possessed by the god of war, and they hit Sinner 7-0 at the beginning, completely stunned the Italians.
When Alcaraz made it 10-2, all the crowd gave the Spaniard applause and whistles, marveling at how incredible he had accomplished such a feat as making two chase three.
After Alcaraz won the French Open, he also officially announced that Sinner's golden body must win every Grand Slam final, and he became the second male player to successfully defend the French Open after the Spanish legend in a way that is on par with Nadal, which is very remarkable.
On the other hand, after the loss, Sinner was red-eyed and depressed, and tears rolled in his eyes, crying on the spot.
After losing this crucial match, Sinner was denied his first French Open title, and at the same time, he could not get one step closer to the Grand Slam of his career, and was even beaten by Alcaraz for his fifth consecutive season (Miami, French Open, China Open 2024 and Roma 2025, French Open)!
Everyone understands this! Originally, the championship was most likely Sinner's, but in the end, because he was not decisive enough at the critical moment, he watched the cooked duck fly away and lost his original wealth. But what can be done, everything can only be blamed on the Italians themselves, the French Open has long made it clear, "Victory belongs to the most tenacious." ”
"I told myself I couldn't let Sinner celebrate in Paris. After the victory, Alcaraz amused everyone by telling everyone why he had the last laugh with this humorous phrase.
And what about Sinner? From leading all the way to a big hope of lifting the trophy in three or four sets, to putting all his hard work in the end to undoing all his hard work, the Italian also sadly said after the match, "I can't sleep tonight." However, the mentality of being number one in the world is still quite good, and then he added "It's okay"!(Source: Tennis House Author: Starry Sky of Moon River)