2025 French Open Men's Final: Yannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz

[atttomole]

Tennis is in good hands. I will start enjoying tennis again, after the departure of the 3 super stars.

 

[Moxie]

What a way to win it!

 

[Federberg]

what an absolute treat

 

[atttomole]

Wow!! This was gripping!!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Well done Carlos your are One Special Player congrats for defending your RG title from last year!

 

[don_fabio]

Incredible comeback!

 

[Federberg]

Damn! But I feel bad for Sinner

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Damn! But I feel bad for Sinner

I was certain he had then, this Spanish player had other ideas, he deserved his win today

 

[Moxie]

Damn! But I feel bad for Sinner

Yes, but it surely helped with the bad call that he got the break back, which rather evened it out. You said earlier that it will hurt, because he blew serving for it, but he fought hard, and I think he'll sleep better with that.

 

[Front242]

Alcaraz will break here and steamroll him in set 5. Battle of the 2 dopes.

And he did. Utterly steamrolled in the 10 point tiebreaker.

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

Damn! But I feel bad for Sinner

Yeah, this feels like Roddick at 09 Wimbledon. This is one Sinner should have not lost. He had no double faults in the entire match. It's going to take a while for him to come back from this. Don't be surprised if Sinner is upset early at Wimbledon.

Novak must be licking his chops seeing these two play a grueling match like this. He's going to be healthy heading into Wimbledon after playing some of his best tennis at Geneva and RG.

 

[El Dude]

Jannik did a lot better in the 5th set then I expected, which was more like an easy 6-3. Again, the margins are really thin on clay, thinner than on hards. Wimbledon will be grand.

 

[kskate2]

Hey gang. Just got back. So since my recording is still going I can only assume I have a long match to watch.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jannik did a lot better in the 5th set then I expected, which was more like an easy 6-3. Again, the margins are really thin on clay, thinner than on hards. Wimbledon will be grand.

I have said all along Janniks game suits the grass, so I am still keeping the faith, I am disappointed that Jannik could not close out the match, Carlos too good and deserved his win today

 

[Fiero425]

This is going to go down as one of the worst chokes in recent history. Triple match point in the 4th set...Jannik has a bit of Federer in him: blows everyone away, yet stumbles when it most counts (and against equal players).

On the other hand, even with this loss, you've got to still give the edge to SInner overall: he is significantly more dominant on hards than Alcaraz, but the margins on clay have diminished to nano particles. Wimbledon should be interesting.

Funny you invoked Federer b/c I thought the same thing! It would be hard to tout any Grand Slam Final w/o thinking of Fedalovic, but this match probably will be thought one of the greatest w/ the top 2 players, going 5 sets, saving 3 match points, & winning in a 5th set Super TB! How can that be topped?

 

[Moxie]

And he did. Utterly steamrolled in the 10 point tiebreaker.

But Sinner hung with him and even broke back, so you were wrong.

 

[kskate2]

Jailbird Spaniard really got out of jail w/ that awful kit.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Yeah, this feels like Roddick at 09 Wimbledon. This is one Sinner should have not lost. He had no double faults in the entire match. It's going to take a while for him to come back from this. Don't be surprised if Sinner is upset early at Wimbledon.

Novak must be licking his chops seeing these two play a grueling match like this. He's going to be healthy heading into Wimbledon after playing some of his best tennis at Geneva and RG.

You dont know Sinner at all, he will be disappointed for sure, he will learn from this and reset, dont write him off on the grass, his game suits it

 

[don_fabio]

Jannick didn't lose MPs on his serve. He wen for shots, he was nervous, it was obvious, but I can't say he really choked it. Could he played it better? Yes. He had serve after, but Carlos was all over him by then like a pitbull. This is tennis.

 

[El Dude]

Funny you invoked Federer b/c I thought the same thing! It would be hard to tout any Grand Slam Final w/o thinking of Fedalovic, but this match probably will be thought one of the greatest w/ the top 2 players, going 5 sets, saving 3 match points, & winning in a 5th set Super TB! How can that be topped?

Well, it cemented both as all-time greats. They were both there already in my mind, but I think there's really no room for doubt. I think their play in much of this match was on par with peak Big Three - they're both that good. Longevity to be determined, but peak level these guys are both inner circle.