Carlos Alcaraz has broken new ground after winning the French Open title for the first time.
Much like his semi-final the Spaniard came back from a two sets to one deficit to claim victory and win the third Grand Slam of his career.
He entered the tournament with plenty of uncertainty surrounding his fitness after withdrawing from the Italian Open in May.
But the 21-year-old issued an emphatic response to any doubts surrounding his condition by defeating Alexander Zverev in five pulsating sets to triumph in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz makes history after winning French Open title
After four hours and 19 minutes, Alcaraz fell to the court with glee as he sealed a 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 win and became the first man in the open era to win his first three Grand Slam titles on three different surfaces.
Alcaraz began the match strongly against Zverev, who was also playing in his French Open final and was aiming to win the first major of his career.
The third seed took the first set 6-3, but the 27-year-old battled back and levelled proceedings by winning the second frame 6-2.
Alcaraz looked to be heading towards the third set and he served for it at 5-3, but Zverev knuckled down and reeled off four successive games to take the lead for the first time in the final.
But the new World number two, who had a medical time out late into the match, raised his level and conceded just three more games for the rest of the contest.
What was Carlos Carlos Alcaraz’s road to the French Open title?
Alcaraz made a statement with his opening round victory against America’s J.J Wolf, losing just four games.
He received a stronger challenge in round two by Jesper de Jong who took a set off the three-time major winner, but he came through 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
Alcaraz then defeated seeded players Sebastien Korda, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Stefanos Tsitsipas respectively to reach the semi-final where he played great rival Jannik Sinner.
He overturned a deficit to claim a five-set battle 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, before defeating Zverev to achieve success in Paris for the first time.
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