It took more than five hours, five sets and three tiebreaks to decide the 2025 French Open. In the end, Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner to win it.

The dust has barely settled on the red clay of Roland Garros, where fans witnessed a five-set classic that may go down as one of the greatest Grand Slam finals ever. The post Ben Shelton Drops Brutally Honest Take Days After Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner's Explosive French Open Performance appeared first on EssentiallySports.

After defending his Roland Garros crown in dramatic fashion over Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz is taking a well-earned break in Ibiza ahead of his next move.

Carlos Alcaraz is set to jet off to Ibiza to celebrate his French Open triumph, but the Spaniard's coach Juan Carlos Ferrero has warned him to remember his tennis commitments

Industrialist Anand Mahindra summed up the mood perfectly, calling Alcaraz’s winning moment “worth a thousand pep talks” and a reminder that “it isn’t over till it’s over.” Known for turning sporting moments into lessons in leadership and grit, Mahindra ’s post quickly struck a chord with fans.

Carlos Alcaraz defended his French Open title on Sunday with a hard-fought win over Jannik Sinner, and Mats Wilander was quick to praise the Spaniard.

The Italian, Sinner, had three championship points, each of which he failed to capitalise on, and eventually, from two sets down, the Spaniard sealed the win and won his second consecutive French Open title. With this win, Alcaraz earned himself a cool total of €2.55million (£2.13m) in prize money.