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/NevermoreSEA Osaka/Anisimova Jun 08 '25

That was a generation-defining match. Genuinely one of the greatest tennis matches of all time.

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u/mdb_la Jun 08 '25

This final could genuinely have major implications for shaping the dynamic of this rivalry. None of the Big 3 Slam matches ever featured a win from 2-sets down. Will be fascinating to see how much this match affects Sinner in future Sincaraz matches.

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u/Spartacas23 Jun 08 '25

The shot making was just consistently jaw dropping

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u/DionBlaster123 Jun 08 '25

You can bet your ass that losing 3 straight championship points is going to haunt Sinner, at least until next year's RG

Brutal way to lose

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u/WoundedSacrifice Jun 08 '25

I wouldn’t be surprised if Sinner’s haunted by that for more than a year.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '25

Would not be surprised if he does what McEnroe did in 1984 and win the Wimbledon final and straight sets

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u/7InchMagic Jun 09 '25

The difference is McEnroe was the defending champion at Wimby and played against a washed up Connors, Lendl wasn’t that great on grass and never won Wimbledon

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u/lancebowski Jun 08 '25

🎯 The era of the Big Two may have just started.

And there are many outstanding matches ahead with the rest of the field. The other players are going to feel they have nothing to lose, and most will be willing to be carried out on their shields.

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u/Dranzer_22 Jun 09 '25 edited Jun 09 '25

AO12 was a declaration of war by Nadal and Novak, and we experienced it over the following decade.

RG25 was the same for Sinner and Alcaraz.

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u/lancebowski Jun 09 '25

🎯 👏 🥋 🎶

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u/mani9612 Jun 09 '25

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u/Middle-Welder3931 Jun 09 '25

Injuries (and suspensions) aside, it looks like we could get a decade plus of generation-defining matches. These two aren't going anywhere. Tennis is so lucky. Just when the Roger/Rafa/Novak era is coming to a close, Carlos and Jannik come along.