Carlos Alcaraz's third Grand Slam title maintains his perfect record in Grand Slam finals.
Carlos Alcaraz fought back to defeat Alexander Zverev in a French Open final in five sets and become the youngest man to win Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces.
The 21-year-old battled cramps to recover from a 2-1 set deficit on Sunday and win a thrilling duel 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 after four hours and 19 minutes. Court Philippe Chatrier.
Alcaraz adds the Roland Garros crown to the Wimbledon title he won against Novak Djokovic last year and the 2022 US Open.
He will head to the Australian Open next year with a chance to become the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam.
Fourth seed Zverev, who settled a court case in Germany two days ago over allegations of domestic abuse, is still waiting for his first major title.
He had also lost his only previous Slam final in five sets, when he blew a two-set lead against Dominic Thiem at the 2020 US Open.
Zverev had high hopes of finally crossing the line (he also lost six Slam semi-finals), but Alcaraz was too strong in key moments and leveled his head-to-head record at 5-5.
Alcaraz said before the final that he wanted to join the list of men's players from his country, including his idol Rafael Nadal, to win the Roland Garros title, and celebrated becoming Spain's eighth champion by falling to the clay with his head between hands. hands in disbelief.
