An incredible marathon; More than five hours of play for the Paris final with Jannick who wastes three matches-balls on 5-3 of the fourth set and in the end it is still the Spaniard who win as at the International of Italy
He came to a breath from the triumph to Roland Garros Jannick Sinnerbut stopped on the three matches-balls had on the 5-3 of the fourth set. He had a partial 15 points to 1 and Alcaraz seemed on the point of giving up. But tennis is the sport of the devil and has never ended until it is over and so at the end of a battle of almost 5 hours Carlos Alcaraz wins the internationals of France reassembling from two sets to zero and thus making the encore of the International of Italy. Also at the Foro Italico the Spaniard had beaten our champion, but this time the game was much more balanced and the impression is that Sinner had a physical drop while the Spaniard showed exceptional athletic preparation.
Yet the beginning had been all for Sinner who seemed to be able to manage the match after winning the first set and clearly dominating the Spaniard in the tie-break of the second. Then there was the overbearing return of Alcaraz who won the third set, but in the fourth Jannick started playing very well by putting Alcaraz in difficulty, all up to 0-40 on the Spaniard’s service with Sinner ahead 5-3. A winner of Carlos, then the error that perhaps moved the game to the side of the Spaniard: a reverse of Sinner on the second service ball of Alcaraz who ended up outside and from there the Spaniard took courage, put the game back on his feet and reassembled an incredible way also encouraged by the public of Roland Garros who was definitely deployed in his favor.
In the fifth set Sinner fought despite having accused cramps and his mobility on the field was no longer the same. Alcaraz immediately got the break in the first game and seems to be able to manage the match, instead Sinner starts again with his game and tears the service to the Spaniard by bringing himself on 5-5, then he goes ahead but at that point Alcaraz is no longer wrong, he earns the super tie-break (he is used only in Grand Slam and you have to get to 10 points instead of 7) and flies towards an incredible victory with spectacular shots. But Sinner was no less, a game that will remain in the history of tennis and that rewards the strength of a great champion like Carlos Alcaraz. He and Jannick played a wonderful game and who knows how many others will show us. It ends 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6.
