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Solely 21, Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz turns into the youngest man to seize Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces
PARIS, France – Carlos Alcaraz made a grand entrance into the tennis historical past books as he claimed his maiden French Open title to turn into the youngest man to seize Grand Slams on all three surfaces with a see-saw five-set victory over German Alexander Zverev on Sunday, June 9.
The 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 win could not have been a basic, however the Spaniard confirmed he belonged among the many elite as he added a 3rd Grand Slam title to his 2022 US Open and 2023 Wimbledon triumphs.
Alcaraz grew to become the seventh man to win a serious on arduous, grass, and clay courts, a feat that eluded a few of the sport’s greats, together with American Pete Sampras, who boasts 14 main titles, however by no means received at Roland Garros.
At 21 years previous, Alcaraz has performed in three Grand Slam finals and received all of them, whereas for comparability, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic had been of their late 20s earlier than they mastered the game’s slowest floor.
“Since I used to be little child I used to be operating from faculty to placed on the TV to observe this match. Now I’m lifting the trophy in entrance of all of you,” mentioned Alcaraz, who was described by Zverev as a “Corridor of Famer.”
Sunday’s defeat extended Zverev’s frustration at Grand Slams, with the German nonetheless chasing a primary title regardless of reaching the final 4 eight occasions.
“I’ll be again subsequent yr,” Zverev promised.
The champion, Carlos Alcaraz 👏🏆#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/mKJLAjU9lW
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 9, 2024
Within the first males’s Roland Garros closing not that includes any member of the Large Three – Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer – in twenty years, Alcaraz and Zverev didn’t impress, their lack of consistency making for a disappointing show.
Alcaraz typically seemed like he had received the higher hand, solely to let it slip a number of occasions however he in the end rose to the event towards an more and more annoyed Zverev.
The fourth seed has now misplaced each his Grand Slam finals, after dropping the US Open decider 4 years in the past when he was two factors away from victory towards Dominic Thiem.
Alcaraz, who has suffered with bouts of nerves at Roland Garros, the place his compatriot Nadal received a file 14 titles, saved his composure regardless of some blips.
On a sun-kissed court docket Philippe Chatrier, Alcaraz slapped a forehand winner down the road to grab the early break, just for Zverev to stage for 1-1.
See-saw encounter
Alcaraz broke to like then held to maneuver 4-2 forward earlier than Zverev staved off a break level, however the Spaniard was a lower above and he bagged the set on his opponent’s serve with a crosscourt forehand winner.
Alcaraz wanted greater than 10 minutes to win the primary recreation of the second set after six deuces.
The 21-year-old’s unforced error fee spiked and Zverev broke for 3-2 and, having put his frustration behind him, received three video games in a row to stage the competition.
Alcaraz broke within the third set however remained inconsistent and serving for the set, the Spaniard made one more string of errors that allowed Zverev again within the recreation.
The German seized the chance to interrupt twice to go 6-5 up and serve it out to take the lead within the contest.
In a see-saw encounter, Alcaraz took the early benefit within the fourth set, breaking for a 2-0 lead with an attention grabbing passing shot after which once more for 4-0 with a splendid drop shot.
But his stage dropped once more proper after, permitting Zverev to drag a break again earlier than Alcaraz referred to as the coach on to have his left thigh massaged.
The Spaniard nonetheless managed to wrap up the set to drive a decider and a woeful third recreation by Zverev gave him the early break. Alcaraz then raised his stage considerably to save lots of 4 break factors within the following recreation and enhance his result in 3-1.
He broke as soon as extra earlier than serving it out and clinching the title on his first match level.
THIS. MOMENT. 💫🇪🇸#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/JQdRxR4FOM
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 9, 2024
– Rappler.com
