Nadal, Billie Jean King lead reactions to Carlos Alcaraz winning French Open title

Carlos Alcaraz won the 2025 French Open men's title, defeating Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (10-2) successful an epic last connected Sunday.

The five-hour and 29-minute lucifer is the second-longest men's large last by clip down the 2012 Australian Open betwixt Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, according to ESPN Research.

The singular triumph gives Alcaraz his 5th vocation expansive slam title. At 22 years and 34 days old, helium is the third-youngest antheral to triumph 5 majors successful the Open Era.

Prior to Sunday, helium was 0-8 astatine majors erstwhile dropping the archetypal 2 sets, portion Sinner had won 39 consecutive matches astatine majors aft winning the archetypal 2 sets. Alcaraz saved 3 lucifer points successful the 4th set, becoming conscionable the 3rd antheral successful the Open Era to triumph a large rubric aft redeeming astatine slightest 3 lucifer points.

Congratulations poured successful for Alcaraz aft a classic.

— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) June 8, 2025 — Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) June 8, 2025

Congratulations, beloved @carlosalcaraz, for your 2nd consecutive Roland Garros title, the 5th Grand Slam, achieved successful specified spectacular fashion. All madridistas are blessed and arrogant of this superb occurrence achieved by 1 of our own.

— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) June 8, 2025

Thank you @janniksin @carlosalcaraz for the implicit elite mano y mano competition. Wow. Congrats Carlos.

— Matthew McConaughey (@McConaughey) June 8, 2025

Head. Heart. History. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/ucSkkKeVxw

— Nike (@Nike) June 8, 2025

GIVE THE TROPHY TO BOTH OF THEM....👍👏

— Chris Evert (@ChrissieEvert) June 8, 2025

Legendary. Thank you guys 🧡#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/x7r6EFNiCU

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 8, 2025

Spike Lee showing emotion to Carlos Alcaraz aft his French Open triumph against Jannik Sinner 🙌 pic.twitter.com/m9ExnAcI56

— ESPN (@espn) June 8, 2025

Must beryllium watching that Sinner-Alcaraz 5 acceptable thriller 🔥 pic.twitter.com/HjPMeFtH9Z

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 8, 2025

The level of this full lucifer was insanity!!!!! What a time to beryllium a instrumentality of this beauteous athletics 🙌🙌🙌 ❤️❤️❤️

— alex de minaur (@alexdeminaur) June 8, 2025

Whatever the result I would conscionable similar to accidental congratulations and convey you to some players for an unthinkable final🤯🙏👏 #rolandgarros

— Casper Ruud (@CasperRuud98) June 8, 2025

Absolutely unthinkable match. Thank you Carlos and Jannik 🎾

— Mardy Fish (@MardyFish) June 8, 2025

Alcaraz bro wow

— Jurrien Timber (@JurrienTimber) June 8, 2025