Carlos Alcaraz is the French Open champion once again, following his triumph against Jannik Sinner in an all-time classic in Paris.
Alcaraz beat Sinner over five sets, completing the comeback after the Italian took a commanding two-set lead.
It was the longest Roland Garros final in the Open Era, lasting five hours and 29 minutes, and is already considered one of the greatest matches in tennis history.
Having never rallied from two sets down before, Alcaraz saved three match points to overcome Sinner and save his undefeated streak in major finals.
The Spaniard, now a five-time Grand Slam champion, made history after coming from behind, becoming the third man to win a Grand Slam singles final after saving a match point, joining two greats of the game in an exclusive club.
Gaston Gaudio, Roland Garros 2004
Gaston Gaudio became the first player in the Open Era to achieve the feat, when in 2004 he won his first and only Grand Slam title at Roland Garros.
Gaudio was an unlikely candidate at the French Open that year, coming into the tournament as world no.44.
Despite all odds being against him, he earned victories over Leyton Hewitt and David Nalbandian to set up an all-Argentinian final with world number three and tournament favourite Guillermo Coria.
In the final, Coria got off to a hot start, winning the first two sets 6-0, 6-3, and looked to be closing in on the victory.
The momentum quickly shifted, however, and Gaudio fought back to win the next three sets 6-4, 6-1, 8-6, saving match points near the end of the contest to seal a maiden Paris crown.
He became the first Argentinian to win since Guillermo Vilas in 1979, and reached the ATP top 10 for the first time in his career.
Novak Djokovic, Wimbledon 2019
In one of the greatest displays of mental strength in recent tennis history, Novak Djokovic defeated crowd favourite Roger Federer in the Wimbledon 2019 final to lift his 16th major title.
The British fans on Centre Court were firmly behind the Swiss legend in that year’s final, as the 20-time Grand Slam champion looked to seal his ninth title at the All England Tennis Club.
Djokovic had other ideas, however, when in a near-five-hour contest, he managed to best his rival over five sets.
The Serb saved two match points when down 7-8 in the fifth set with Federer serving to hold the trophy aloft.
Djokovic won two more championships at Wimbledon after that, in 2021 and 2022, and will look to tie Federer this year for a record eighth title at the tournament.
He will also continue his pursuit of a 25th Grand Slam title this year in South West London, after suffering a near miss at the 2025 French Open, where he bowed out in the semi-finals to Sinner.
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