Carlos Alcaraz has managed to put his name on the list of Roland Garros winners. He is the eighth Spaniard to lift the Musketeers Cup. The Murcian is the youngest tennis player in history to reach Grand Slam finals on 3 different surfaces.
Carlos Alcaraz He played a comeback match (6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2). He wins the third Grand Slam title after the US Open 2022 and Wimbledon 2023.
Alcaraz is the replacement of Rafael Nadal as a Spaniard who manages to win on the clay of Paris. His titanic confrontation with Alexander Zverev it faded away completely in the final moments. Five games in a row from Zverev and he takes the third set. Completely bewildered Alcaraz, he has not managed to come back.
Considered the duel between the two best exponents of the generation born in the 21st century, the pressure has been the dominant trend during the match, it gripped both contenders and as a consequence errors multiplied.
Alcaraz, third racket in the world, joins his name to those of seven other Spaniards who won the Roland Garros:
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Rafael Nadal: 14 titles
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Sergi Bruguera:
2 titles
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Manolo Santana: 2 titles
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Juan Carlos Ferrero: 1 title
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Andrés Gimeno: 1 title
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Carlos Moya: 1 title
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Albert Costa: 1 title
