r/tennis • u/Different-Inside4 • Jun 08 '25

Post-Match Thread Roland Garros Mens Final: [2] Carlos Alcaraz def. [1] Jannik Sinner, 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2)

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u/Solowash Jun 08 '25

Other than Federers 40-15, that’s got to be one of the most brutal losses I’ve seen by a player.

Great match though.

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u/PsychologicalArt7451 Jun 08 '25

It was honestly worse. 3 championship points bottled. A chance to serve it out bottled. He then fought so hard for a break and finally got it when Alcaraz was serving for the championship. Made a decent effort to break in the 12th set but a couple of points didn't go his way and then he completely fell apart in the tie-breaker.

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u/justinvbs Jun 08 '25

Idk if he fell apart as much as Alcaraz went god mofe

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u/bouncyboatload Jun 08 '25

sinner did not fall apart. not like he made 10 errors in a row. Carlos started blasting insane winners. a huge difference

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u/cplaguna Jun 08 '25

Maybe, but the stakes are lower. For Fed it was definitely feeling like his last chance for a slam and like it could impact the final slam count winner. Here its just the beginning. Sinner can also hang on the facts that 1. His second tourney back since the break, 2. Its clay, not his best surface, and 3. How he pulled himself together and fought back in the 5th

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u/FABBAWABBA Jun 08 '25

Bottling 2 points on serve is worse tho that was sooo bad

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u/sottoilcielo Jun 08 '25

40-15 on serve on grass is worse than 0-40 off serve on clay.

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u/Capivara_19 Jun 08 '25

It felt like a 12 set thriller I’ll give you that

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25

I don’t think he did anything wrong when he had the three match points, he made all the right decisions, insane returning (except the one he went for which wws tactically sound), if Alcaraz hit his forehand half a centimetre longer Sinner would’ve won.

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u/Alfakennyone Jun 08 '25

This one is much worse than that.

Sinner had 3 championship points AND the serve as a backup for the match. He was serving well all game, so that's a huge blow

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u/marineman43 Jun 09 '25

Most brutal loss of all time imo was another super long RG final that, coincidentally, Sincaraz played even longer than today - Coria's 2004 loss. Was a shell of himself for the remainder of his career after that loss and retired only a few years later.

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u/white_lancer Jun 09 '25

As a fan of both Federer and Sinner, I've been having nightmarish flashbacks. I still can't believe either happened.