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Carlos Alcaraz He has already had in his still short career of all colors. In this same Roland Garros, he has suffered, as against Dzumhur in Third Round; And he has devastated, as in the exhibition he gave in rooms against Tommy Paul. What was missing was trace two sets against. He succeeded, and how: in an unbeatable scenario as the final and against the number one of the world and great rival, Jannik Sinner.

It was the ninth time he looked in that situation. In 2021, he lost in three sets followed in Roland Garros against Struff, and in Wimbledon against Medvedev. The still teenager was starting in the circuit. In 2022 in Australia he was already close to the feat, Well, playing against Berrettini, “Top 10” at that time and semifinalist in that edition, the match came to match two, but succumbed in the “Super Tie-Break.” That course, in Roland Garros, was also seen 2-0 against Zverev, and only won the third, the same as against Sinner in Wimbledon. That situation occurred in the US Open against Medvedev and in the 2024 Australia Open before Zverev. The attempted attempt stayed in a set. In the US Open of 2024, nor that, because Van de Zandschulp won him in the second round in three partial corridos.

Five of five at the end of Grand Slam

Alcaraz already has its great comeback, which not its only epic game, because it was also the triumph over Djokovic in Wimbledon 2023, for example. «The key was not to surrender. Keep fighting. Point to point. And I think I’ve done well, ”the Murcian later confessed. Which He doesn’t know yet is losing a final of “Grand Slam.” Nor does I … until yesterday, when he fought for the first time to the fourth. Carlos has five of five, something he had only achieved in history Roger Federerthat He raised his arms in his first seven games for the title in a “big”until the final of Roland Garros of 2006 against Nadal.

Edberg and Becker, next goal

Djokovic, for example, lost his first encounter of this type, in the US Open 2007, against Federer, and Rafa the third, in Wimbledon, also with the Swiss.

With that fifth triumph, the Murcia takes another leap in history and is placed with the Quantouple winners of Grand Slam, Rod Laver and Newcombe (The two Australians have more, but some outside the so -called “era Open”). Following objective, Edberg and Becker, who won six. A little ahead, Mcenroe and Wilander with seven; Connors, Lendl and Agassi with eight; Borg with eleven; Sampras with 14 and, of course, Federer with 20, Nadal with 22 and Djokovic with 24. They are major words, the great names of history, but at those levels Alcaraz is moving.