FROM THE ARCHIVE / ROLAND-GARROS / 8 JUNE 2025
THREE MATCH
POINTS.
STILL NOT OVER.
Alcaraz. Sinner. Five hours and 29 minutes that became a rivalry’s reference point.
FIVE SETS.
FIVE DIFFERENT GAMES.
SCORE FROM ALCARAZ’S PERSPECTIVE05
Alcaraz wins the deciding-set tiebreak 10–2.
AT 3–5,
EVERYTHING LOOKED OVER.
Serving in the fourth set, Alcaraz faced three championship points. He saved them, took the set, and eventually won the deciding-set tiebreak.
The score tells you who won.
The turning point tells you why you remember.
He won 4–6, 6–7(4), 6–4, 7–6(3), 7–6(10–2). This is a historical feature; the result and duration are sourced, not simulated.
Source: Roland-Garros official match report. Original editorial art, not a photograph of the final.
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