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Alcaraz claims another Big Title with unforgettable comeback at Roland Garros

Carlos Alcaraz extended his lead in his Big Titles Race with Jannik Sinner by making an unforgettable comeback against the Italian on Sunday in the Roland Garros final.

Sinner held three championship points in the fourth set to earn his third consecutive major and ninth Big Title. But instead of the No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings moving within two Big Titles of his rival, the Spaniard now owns a four-trophy advantage. 

Alcaraz now has 12 Big Titles, a combination of Grand Slam championships, trophies at the Nitto ATP Finals and ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, and Olympic singles gold medals. The 22-year-old has won three of them during the clay-court season alone, having also emerged victorious in Monte-Carlo and Rome.

Big Titles Won: Alcaraz & Sinner

At 22 years and 34 days old, Alcaraz became the third-youngest man to win five Grand Slam titles in history. He only trails Bjorn Borg (22 years, 5 days) and Rafael Nadal (22 years, 33 days).

Alcaraz won his first major crown at the 2022 US Open as a 19-year-old, and he has now claimed at least one Slam in four consecutive seasons. The 22-year-old became the eighth man in the Open Era to successfully defend the Roland Garros title.

By triumphing at the clay-court major, Alcaraz has won a Big Title for every 4.2 tournaments he has played, moving ahead of Roger Federer (1 per 4.4) in win rate. Only Novak Djokovic (3.2) and Rafael Nadal (3.5) are ahead of Alcaraz.

Sinner was trying to claim his third consecutive major title and move within a Wimbledon trophy of the Career Grand Slam. Alcaraz, who has won three of the four majors (except the Australian Open), has claimed the crowd at Roland Garros and Wimbledon twice each.