Carlos Alcaraz Beats Jannik Sinner in Longest-Ever French Open Final
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In an epic final that lasted around five and a half hours, Carlos Alcaraz of Spain defeated world No.1 Jannik Sinner of Italy to retain his 2025 French Open men’s singles title. In the women's singles final, Coco Gauff of the United States of America beat world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus to claim her first French Open singles title.
The 124th edition of the French Open, also known as Roland Garros, was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 19 May to 8 June 2025.
The French Open is held after the Australian Open.
The Stade Roland Garros is a stadium with many courts. The finals are always played on the Philippe Chatrier Court, and the French Open is played on clay.
Alcaraz Prevails Over Jannik Sinner in Epic Final
The reigning French Open champion, Carlos Alcaraz, came from two sets behind to win an epic final against Italy's 23-year-old world No. 1 Jannik Sinner.
The final, which lasted five hours and 29 minutes, saw world No. 2 Alcaraz come two sets behind to defeat Janik Sinner 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2) on 8th June 2025.
It was the longest ever French Open final match.
Before the start of the final match, neither Carlos Alcaraz nor Jannik Sinner had ever lost a Grand Slam final.
It was Alcaraz's fifth Grand Slam singles title, while Jannik Sinner has won three.
Coco Gauff wins her first French Open Title
21-year-old Coco Gauff of America defeated world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2) in the final played at the Philippe Chatrier Court.
It was the first French Open singles title for Coco Gauff after losing to Iga Swiatek in the 2022 final.
It was also the second Grand Slam singles title for Coco Gauff after her US Open title in 2023.
Winners of the 2025 French Open or Roland Garros
The 2025 French Open winners, runners-up, their nationalities, and the Trophy names are as follows.
|
Event |
Winner |
RunnersUp |
Trophy Name |
|
Men’s Single |
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) |
Jannik Sinner (Italy) |
Musketeers’ cup |
|
Women’s Singles |
Coco Gauff (USA) |
Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) |
Suzanne-Lenglen cup |
|
Men’s Double |
Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) and Marcel Granollers (Spain) |
Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski (Both Great Britain) |
Jacques-Brugnon cup |
|
Women’s Double |
Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani (Both Italian) |
Aleksandra Krunic and Anna Danilina (Kazakhstan) |
Simonne-Mathieu cup |
|
Mixed Doubles |
Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani (Both Italian) |
Taylor Townsend and Evan King (Both American) |
Marcel Bernard cup |
About the French Open Tennis Tournament
The French Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis tournaments, along with the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.
It is held after the Australian Open in a calendar year.
It traces its origin to the French national championship for men, organised in 1891. In 1897, women were allowed to participate in the Championships.
The championship was open to non-French players in 1925.
In 1968, the Championship was opened to professional players, and since then it has been called the French Open.
Men’s Singles winner - Rafael Nadal of Spain holds the record of 14 titles, followed by 6 by Bjorn Borg of Sweden.
Women's Singles title- Chris Evert of the USA has won 7 titles, followed by Steffi Graf of Germany’s 6.
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