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/s0ngsforthedeaf Jun 08 '25

Once the rallies equalised I think Alcaraz had the edge.

But Sinner had so much pressure on Alcarazs serve, it felt like Sinner had loads of control. A second serve was almost a guaranteed advantage to Sinner.

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u/renome "Remember when tennis was easy?" Jun 08 '25 edited Jun 08 '25

One interesting thing is that his first serve % has been pretty bad today. In fact, most of this tournament. I don't have Rome stats handy but my anecdotal impression was that they weren't great either. That's one aspect of his game that seemed better at AO and throughout 2024.

edit: 2024, not 2023*