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French Open 2024: Carlos Alcaraz Beats Alexander Zverev In Epic Five-Setter To Emerge Champion

French Open 2024: Carlos Alcaraz emerged a first-time winner beating Alexander Zverev in an epic five-setter.

Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev in a five-set thriller at the Roland Garros to emerge as the French Open 2024 champion. The Spaniard got better of his German rival 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1 and 6-2 to become a first-time French Open champion.

Notably, this is the first time that the French Open is witnessing a first-time champion since 2016. Back then it was Serbia's Novak Djokovic who had beaten Andy Murray in a five-set contest.

The third-seeded player heading into the competition became the youngest to win a Grand Slam on three different surfaced at 21. He has previously won a major in hard court at US Open 2022 and grass court at Wimbledon 2023.

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Alcaraz' win came in a fashion similar to his triumph in the semi-final. He might have been two sets to one behind like against Jannik Sinner but did not lose faith in his own ability and first forced the match into a decider before outlclassing his opponent in the final set.

Carlos Alcaraz Converted Nine Of 16 Break Points

As far as Alcaraz is concerned, the Spaniard's uncanny ability to produce his best under pressure helped him emerge as the champion. He won nine of the 16 break points he earned which worked in his favour, in sharp contrast to Zverev who could only clinch six of 23  break points, which eventually cost the German the match.

It was an exhausting experience for Zverev and Alcaraz both but especially for German who had spent 19 hours and 27 minutes on court on the way to the final. This happens to be the most time spent on the court since the start of a recordred match in 1991 but he looked the fresher of the two, credit to him. Alcaraz though got the better of him, in terms of his on court execution of skills.

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