Carlos Alcaraz Lifts The French Open Trophy In A Stunning Style

Carlos Alcaraz won his first and third grand slam titles at the French Open on Sunday, defeating Alexander Zverev 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 in a serious match.

With this win, the 21-year-old Alcaraz becomes the youngest man to win a Grand Slam title on each surface having won the US Open in 2022 and Wimbledon last year.

He rallied admirably from a two-set deficit against Zverev on Court Philippe-Chatrier to win the match and added another trophy to his collection.

In front of a lively Parisian crowd, the Spaniard demonstrated his courageous style of tennis.

Having saved various break points to keep up with the lead in the choosing set, he went on prior to serving out for the win in four hours and 19 minutes, sinking to the floor and punching his clench hands in enchant.

Alcaraz is the youngest person to win the French Open since his compatriot Rafael Nadal won the third of his 14 singles titles in 2007 and is currently unbeaten in grand slam finals.

Alcaraz Expressed gratitude to everybody:

“The crowd has been great (for me) from the first match until today,” Alcaraz said in his on-court interview, having thanked his team and family. “I just have good words for you guys for the support I’ve received, not only in matches but in practices … You’ve made this tournament so special.”

The two traded breaks in a brazen beginning to the coordinate before Alcaraz acquired the high ground with a break at 2-2.

He continued to wrap up the set with a pounding forehand win, yet from that point Zverev increased his force and delivered much better tennis in the subsequent set.

The German, planning to come out on top for his first Grand Slam championship having lost to Dominic Thiem in five sets in the 2020 US Open final, had a 83% first-serve achievement rate in the second set as he evened out the match having gone for it.

Alcaraz had recaptured control of the match in the third set when he saved three break points to move into a 5-2 lead. However, his play soured abruptly, and Zverev roared back, winning the subsequent five games to take the match lead for the first time.

The world no. 3 had to respond, and it did so well. Alcaraz took a 2-0 lead in the fourth set with an outrageous whipped forehand, and two games later, a well-executed drop shot broke Zverev’s serve again.

A trade of breaks followed either side of a clinical break for Alcaraz, who then, at that point, held his effectively force a decider.

Zverev’s string of unforced errors, including a double fault, indicated that the pressure was beginning to take its toll, as this was only the second time since 2005 that the men’s French Open final had reached five sets.

Alcaraz had to dig himself out of a 0-40 hole the next game after moving up a break to keep the advantage.

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With the finish line in sight, he broke again with a stunning backhand passing shot. From there, winning a third grand slam title—on hard courts, grass, and now clay—was a forgone conclusion.

One of those long distance race wins was against Australian Open Champion and prospective world No. Alcaraz became the first man since the Open Era to win the French Open final and semifinal in five sets. He defeated Jannik Sinner in the semifinal.

He might not have been at his best all through the last against Zverev – hitting 56 natural mistakes close by 52 wins – yet his most recent Grand Slam win was additional proof that Alcaraz flourishes while playing under tremendous strain in high-stakes matches.