Grinning from ear to ear during the decisive tiebreak, Carlos Alcaraz erased a two-set deficit in a major for the first time in his career and erased three championship points to upend top-ranked Jannik Sinner 4-6,

A transcendent match could not have been so in a shorter format — but Sinner and Alcaraz's exploits are the exception, not the rule.

Many fans and insiders said that the 2025 Roland Garros men's final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner deserved to end in a draw, as both players put in an outstanding performance that enchanted the crowd for 5 hours and 29 minutes (the longest final in the history of the French Grand Slam).