Buoyed by the magnificent performance exhibited by Carlos Alcaraz and Jack Sinner in a 5 hour-29 minutes final of the French Open on Sunday night, two modern-day greats, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, could not stop themselves from tipping their hats to the finalists! Alcaraz and Sinner were involved in an intense back-and-forth battle as the duo created the record for the longest-ever French Open final in the history of the Open Era.
Roger Federer, 20-time Grand Slam winner, shared a picture with both Alcaraz and Sinner on Instagram Stories, and wrote, “3 winners in Paris today. Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and the beautiful game of tennis. What a match.”
On the other hand, Rafael Nadal, who announced his retirement from professional tennis last year, shared a picture of both Alcaraz and Sinner from the French Open final and wrote, “What a great @rolandgarros final! Congrats also @janniksin for the great battle.”
Carlos Alcaraz came from two sets behind to stun Sinner in a five-set marathon, winning the contest 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6. The two broke the record for the longest-ever French Open final, going past the 1982 final between Mats Wilander and Guillermo Vilas.
After winning the intense battle in the final, Alcaraz praised his opponent, Jannik Sinner, for providing him with a great match that lasted for five hours and 29 minutes. It must be mentioned that with this win over Sinner, Alcaraz ended the Italian’s 20-match winning streak across all Grand Slams.
“I am pretty sure you are going to be champion not once, but many, many times. It is a privilege to share the court with you in every tournament,” said Alcaraz.
