Carlos Alcaraz has come back from the dead in one of the greatest of all grand slam finals, saving three match points in the fourth set before rallying to outlast Jannik Sinner and successfully defend his French Open crown.
After the longest and perhaps most epic of all Roland Garros showdowns - lasting five hours 29 minutes - champion Alcaraz finally prevailed 4-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (10-2) against world No.1 Sinner to win his fifth grand slam in a true Sunday spectacular.
There seemed no way back for the 22-year-old Spaniard when he trailed 3-5, 0-40 in the fourth set with Sinner poised to win his third slam in a row after wins in the US Open and Australian Open.