2025 Roland-Garros final
- Fourth set, 3–5, 0–40
Three championship points for Sinner. Alcaraz won them all: a forced error off a baseline rally, a kick second serve and a Sinner forehand into the net. Then an ace and a forehand winner to hold.
ATP; Match Charting Project log - Fourth set
Alcaraz broke for 5–5 and won the tiebreak 7–3 after trailing 0–2.
ATP - Fifth set
Alcaraz broke early, served for it at 5–4 and was broken. In the ten-point tiebreak he led 7–0 and won 10–2 with a running forehand pass.
ATP; Roland-Garros
The stat sheet
| Alcaraz | Sinner | |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 8 |
| Double faults | 7 | 0 |
| First serves in | 58% | 54% |
| First-serve points won | 63% | 70% |
| Second-serve points won | 57% | 50% |
| Winners | 70 | 53 |
| Total points won | 192 | 193 |
The match in numbers
Sinner won the short points in the charting, 105 of 193. Alcaraz won the four-to-six-shot rallies, 58 to 46, and the ten-plus rallies, 19 to 16.
Match Charting ProjectTwo-thirds of Alcaraz's first serves in went wide, 67 %.
Match Charting ProjectAlcaraz hit 22 drop shots in the charting and won 12 of those points. Sinner hit 3.
Match Charting Project
Point by point: the Match Charting Project log
Sinner neutralised Alcaraz's cross-court forehand by holding the baseline and taking the ball at whatever height it came. Hold your ground against high balls rather than retreating.
Hugh Clarke, former tour coach
Questions
How many championship points did Alcaraz save in the 2025 French Open final?
Three in a row, at 3–5, 0–40 in the fourth set.
How long was the 2025 Roland-Garros final?
5 hours 29 minutes, the longest final in the tournament's history.
What we don't claim
- Sources give 30 or 31 for Sinner's run of consecutive sets won at majors before the third set; we use the tournament's 30.