The 2025 French Open final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner made history on Sunday as the encounter broke a 43-year-old record after lasting five hours and 29 minutes.
Incredibly, with the two tennis superstars battling it out for an eye-catching period north of five hours, it has been recorded as the longest final in French Open history, and both players, who are still incredibly in the infancy of their careers, covered themselves in glory.
Before Sunday, the longest-ever French Open final in the Open Era took place in 1982, when Mats Wilander beat Guillermo Vilas in four hours and 47 minutes.
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Alcaraz joined Gaston Gaudio (2004 Roland Garros vs. Guillermo Coria) and Novak Djokovic (2019 Wimbledon vs. Roger Federer) in saving championship points in a Slam final and also became the ninth man in the Open Era to rally from two sets down to win a major final.
Irrespective of the result, both players deserve to be lavished with never-ending praise for their respective courage to fight until the very end.
Somehow, in their first-ever meeting in a Grand Slam final, the youngsters put on a spectacle for the thousands in attendance and the millions at home.
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Both players were great, the level of their play was astonishing and they’re both less than 25years of age. Tennis is about to witness another intense Rivalry because nobody comes close to these two not even an aging Novak Djokovic. You can’t help but love Sinner and Carlos.