Alcaraz fought back, saved the first match point when Sinner sent a forehand long. On the second, Sinner missed a return. The third ended with Alcaraz winning a short baseline exchange.Sinner had just let his chance slip away.

The takeaways from Carlos Alcaraz’s fifth-set tiebreaker victory over Jannik Sinner in the French Open men’s final are multiple and significant.

After the historical and epic French Open final on Sunday between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, it’s clear that the future of the sport is in good hands after the fading of the Big 3 of Roger Federer,