Jannik Sinner was on the brink of capturing his first French Open title but could not convert three match points and went on to lose the thrilling final to Carlos Alcaraz.

Carlos Alcaraz turned Roland Garros into his personal playground, clawing back from two sets down to beat Jannik Sinner in a five-set, 5-hour-29-minute marathon, defending his French Open crown. The 22-year-old Spaniard's 4-6,

Adriano Panatta lifted the Roland Garros trophy in 1976. Almost 50 years later, Jannik Sinner could have joined him on the special list of Italian victors in Paris.