Press voices for the French Open final
“One of the best games in history”
09.06.2025 – 9:26 a.m.Reading time: 3 min.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner fought a memorable duel in the final of Roland Garros for almost five and a half hours. The Spaniard triumphed.
At first everything looked that Jannik Sinner would ultimately upset Roland Garros’s trophy. But after two sentences won by the Italian, Carlos Alcaraz sensationally came back in the finale of the French Open and was the one who was allowed to cheer after almost five and a half hours.
The turn also comments on the international press-which already predicts a rivalry of the two tennis stars for the future.
“El Mundo”: “Alcaraz invents the comeback par excellence and wins Roland Garros in one of the best games in history for the second time.”
“Sport”: “Alcaraz performs the greatest miracle in sports and wins his fifth Grand Slam tournament. You haven’t seen anything like this in the history of sport.”
“As”: “Alcaraz, monumental champion. (…) In contrast to the feelings of the rest of the tournament, which indicated Jannik Sinner as favorites, and those who reinforced this perception in the first two -a -quarter hours of the final of Roland Garros, Carlos Alcaraz showed an amazing determination that puts him on one level with the greatest tennis players. Two-set deficit back and defended three match balls in the fourth set to repeat his title in a memorable, wonderful duel, one of the best of all time. “
“Mundo Deportivo”: “He (Alcaraz) played one of those games that will always be remembered, one of the best in the history of sport. A dramatic classic with an exit that is worthy of a superhero.”
“Marca”: “Carlos Alcaraz offered the world’s biggest show at Roland Garros’ sandplace this Sunday.”
“Le Sud-Ouest”: “Carlos Alcaraz fends off three match balls to turn the game into a final with legend status.”
“L’équipe”: “Carlos Alcaraz, who left the dead up, against number 1 in the world with two sets and was driven into the conflict that he defended three match balls in the fourth set, won an exceptionally exciting final with an insane scenario in Roland Garros. of the Paris Grand Slam. “
“Le Figaro”: “Author of an incredible return, Alcaraz keeps his crown of Paris. The summit between the number 2 and number 1, which was hoped for by all, was initially a bit torn, but then intense, splendid, sublime, completely crazy. And historically. (….) A masterpiece in five acts with a completely crazy script.”
England
“The Times”: “Carlos Alcaraz conquers Jannik Sinner in a French Open final for the history books.”
“The Guardian”: “After years of hypes and the expectations of rivalry between Alcaraz and Sinner, this occasion marked their long-awaited first Grand Slam final. The two established themselves as the leading players in their sport. At the beginning of a new era in a men’s tennis, they laid the measuring bat in the stratosphere.”
“Daily Mail”: “Borg against Mcenroe 1980, Wimbledon. Nadal against Federer 2008, Wimbledon. Alcaraz against Sinner 2025, Roland Garros. On a Sunday evening in Paris, a 22-year-old Spaniard and a 23-year-old Italian played in tennis Olymp.”
“Neue Zürcher Zeitung”: “The victory of Alcaraz against Sinner is the beginning of a rivalry for tennis history. Carlos Alcaraz wins a dramatic final in Roland Garros against Jannik Sinner in five sets. Federer and Nadal can finally relax.”
“View”: “Alcaraz marks the boss in Paris. Carlos Alcaraz pulls his head out of the loop in a memorable French Open final.”
“Kronen-Zeitung”: “Alcaraz gains epic thriller against Sinner. (…) The winning of his 20th title on the tour was a kind of hussar piece for Alcaraz in a high -class exchange of blows.”
“Courier”: “Madness comeback in the historic finale! Alcaraz remains king of Paris.”
“USA Today”: “After the finale of the French Open on Sunday-a 5 hour and 29 minute epic, which somehow ended with the fact that Carlos Alcaraz kept up the trophy for the second time in a row-we can now officially complete the chapter of the so-called ‘Big Three’ era.”