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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Carlos Alcaraz Triumphs in Historic Roland Garros Final After Epic Comeback
Caption: Carlos Alcaraz Triumphs in Historic Roland Garros Final After Epic Comeback. Carlos Alcaraz pulled off a historic comeback to defeat world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the Roland Garros final, winning 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2). In the tournament’s longest-ever final, Alcaraz saved three championship points in the fourth set before sealing the win in a dramatic fifth-set tiebreak. The 22-year-old Spaniard collapsed in celebration after his stunning passing shot clinched victory, five and a half hours after the match began. “This trophy is yours as well”, Alcaraz told his team and family, dedicating the win to them and calling Roland Garros a “really, really special” tournament. Alcaraz now has five Grand Slam titles—the same number his idol Rafael Nadal had at exactly the same age: 22 years, 1 month, and 3 days. The match set records as the second longest Grand Slam final in the Open Era and marked Alcaraz as the sixth man ever to come back from two sets down to win a French Open final. Touted as the start of a new tennis era, this was the first Grand Slam final meeting between rising stars Sinner and Alcaraz—and it lived up to the hype. Despite being down two sets and failing to hold serve early in the third, Alcaraz battled back with relentless intensity and key breaks to stay alive. Facing three championship points at 3-5 in the fourth, Alcaraz won five straight points and never looked back, forcing a deciding fifth set. After trading breaks with Sinner in the final set, Alcaraz dominated the final tiebreak 10-2 to clinch a victory that tennis fans will remember for decades. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Sports,Carlos Alcaraz,Jannik Sinner,Roland Garros,French Open final,comeback,Grand Slam,championship points,fifth set tiebreak,Rafael Nadal,Court Philippe-Chatrier,tennis,match,record-breaking,epic final
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