9 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz v Jannik Sinner thriller joins list of classic men’s finals

Here are five other memorable showdowns.

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10 h. ago Sinner’s mechanical excellence malfunctions against human ingenuity of relentless rival

World No 1’s spellbinding effort dismantled by Alcaraz in the fifth set to conjure theatre in Paris and a rivalry for the agesBy the end, it felt cruel to want more. Look at the state of these men: bedraggled and dishevelled, dragged into a place of wildness and madness, of mental atrophy and physical dismay. You, on the other hand, have spent the last five and a half hours sitting on your couch, eating snacks and gorging on the finest sporting theatre. You want this prolonged for your entertainment? You want more of this? And of course the only real answer is: yes. Yes, please.Twilight zone at Roland Garros. Two sets each, six games each: the shadows ravenous, the noise bestial, every thrill laced with a kind of sickness. By the end, admiration began to meld with pity. Pity for their teams and families, trapped in the convulsions, feeling a spiralling hypertension with every passing moment. Pity for the tennis balls, being smacked and beaten mercilessly across the Paris n...

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19 h. ago French Open 2025 men’s final: Jannik Sinner v Carlos Alcaraz – tennis live

Follow live final updates from Roland GarrosHave any thoughts to share? Send Daniel an emailSalut et bienvenue à Roland-Garros 2025 – 15e jour!We’re all friends here so we can be honest with one another: our lives are predictable, the days passing slowly and the years zipping by in a sapping imposition of the almost-same. The world, so full of fantasy and wonder, so much of it inaccessible to us other than on special occasions. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago French Open: Defending champion Alcaraz faces No. 1 Sinner for the men's title

Jannik Sinner faces defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final in a match pitting the world’s top two men’s players

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5 d. ago Iga Swiatek vs Aryna Sabalenka start time: When is blockbuster French Open semi

The defending champion faces the World No 1 in a mouthwatering French Open semi-final

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1 week ago Emma Raducanu accused of 'cold' and 'dismissive' handshake with French Open rival Iga Swiatek after British star was brutally dumped out of Grand Slam

Emma Raducanu 's final interaction with Iga Swiatek was dubbed 'cold' and 'dismissive' after the ex-British No1 was brutally despatched 6-1, 6-2 in their French Open meeting.

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1 week ago Emma Raducanu makes Andy Murray plea as relationship rocked by Wimbledon drama

The 22-year-old made the confession ahead of her French Open clash with defending champion Iga Swiatek

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