Men's tennis needed this rivalry to be stratospheric. Their first major final against each other sent them into another galaxy

In a 5-hour, 29-minute marathon that ranks as one of the greatest championship matches in tennis history, the 22-year-old Spaniard recovered from a two-set deficit to defend his Roland-Garros title.

Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz trailed by two sets early on, but came back to defeat Jannik Sinner in the longest French Open final in the Open Era.