India, June 9 -- Two modern-day greats, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, could not stop themselves from tipping their hats to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner for putting in a five-hour masterclass at the Court Philippe-Chatrier in the French Open men's singles final on Sunday, June 8. Alcaraz and Sinner were involved in an intense back-and-forth battle as the duo created the record for the longest-ever French Open final in the history of the Open Era.

Carlos Alcaraz came from two sets behind to stun Sinner in a five-set marathon, winning the contest 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6. The two broke the record for the longest-ever French Open final, going past the 1982 final between Mats Wilander and Guillermo Vilas.

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