Carlos Alcaraz has clinched one of the greatest ever grand slam finals, saving three match points in the fourth set before rallying to outlast Jannik Sinner and successfully defend his French Open crown. After the longest and perhaps most epic of all Roland-Garros showdowns — lasting five hours and 29 minutes — champion Alcaraz prevailed 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 [10-2] against world number one Sinner to win his fifth grand slam in a true Sunday spectacular. There seemed no way back for the 22-year-old Spaniard when he trailed 3-5, 0-40 in the fourth set with Sinner poised to win his third slam in a row after wins in the US Open and Australian Open. But summoning up incredible resolve as well as extraordinary brilliance, Alcaraz, on his way to winning from two sets down for the first time in his stellar career, surged back to take the fourth set and then forge into a 5-3 lead in the decider. But again, the match was not over as Sinner, defying his evident fatigue, broke back when Alcaraz served for the match at 5-4, dragging the incredible contest into a match tiebreak as it went into its sixth wondrous hour. Again, Alcaraz raised his game to sublime levels, dominating the breaker and striking one last superlative forehand winner on the run to take the title. Sunday's French Tennis Open final at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris saw Alcaraz, who won his fifth grand slam tournament in as many finals, produced one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the clay-court tournament. It was the first time that Sinner had lost a grand slam final. It was also the longest-ever French Open final.