Carlos Alcarazwhich turned the game around for the German Alexander Zverevwon in five sets by 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1 and 6-2 and took the title in Roland Garros for the first time in his career. The first set was practically a monologue by the Spaniard, who won 6-3 after showing great dominance against a German who was very expectant of what his rival was doing and without taking the initiative.
From the second set onwards a big change could be noticed in the current number four in the ATP world ranking, who began to put pressure by frequently going up to the net and gave a lot of top spin and height to his shots, which ended up exasperating the Murcian , who made many unforced errors. It was in this way that the German equalized things by signing a resounding 6-2.
The third set seemed like it was going to be in the hands of Alcarazwhich reached 5-2, but the unforced errors returned, Zverev He was firm in the important moments and ended up winning 7-5. But in the fourth the great specter appeared for players of the German’s generation: irregularity in key moments.
He averaged only 59% of first serves, committed 12 unforced errors (between the second and third he had only accumulated 9), he could not maintain any of his service turns and his rival took advantage to win 6-1 and force a decisive set.
The fifth set continued with the same tone as the previous one, with Alcaraz showing their best weapons when the potatoes were burning and Zverev committing countless unforced errors.
That’s how the Spaniard got two breaks, survived his rival’s attacks and won after more than 4 hours of play. This marked the third Grand Slam title for Alcaraz (after the 2022 United States Open and 2023 Wimbledon), which as of tomorrow will appear in second position in the ranking, only below the Italian Jannik Sinner, who will also debut a new location.
Zverev, for his part, is still unable to lift a Grand Slam title despite having been one of the main entertainers on the circuit for years. This is the second defeat in a final of this category, since the previous one was at the 2020 US Open, when he squandered an incredible 2-0 set lead against Austrian Dominic Thiem.
