World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz survived a five-set battle Sunday against No. 4 Alexander Zverev to win the 2024 French Open men's singles title. The 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 victory helped Alcaraz, 21, become the youngest man to win a major on all three surfaces.
Alcaraz was down two sets, but he managed to climb back and force the decider despite needing a medical timeout in the fourth set to take care of his left thigh. Zverev created issues for Alcaraz with his powerful serve, and at one point Alcaraz even told his team how much he was struggling with the height and bounce of the ball.
Nevertheless, Alcaraz remained persistent and earned his third Grand Slam trophy after a competitive match that lasted four hours and 20 minutes.
Rafael Nadal, who has won a record-14 trophies at Roland Garros, was not 100% healthy coming into the tournament and got eliminated in the first round by Zverev. However, he still watched the final and congratulated his fellow Spaniard on the achievement.
In the women's competition, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek completed her French Open three-peat with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Jasmine Paolini on Saturday. She is now the youngest active player with at least five Grand Slam trophies.
Paolini found a 2-1 lead in the first set, but Swiatek responded by completely taking over and winning the next 10 games. Paolini was able to get on the board in the second set, but Swiatek had all the momentum and was impossible to stop.
Swiatek has now won 19 consecutive clay matches, including the Madrid and Italian Open finals. She became the first player to win those titles along with the French Open since Serena Williams in 2013.
Although she lost Saturday, Paolini is having a breakout season at age 28. She had not made it past the second round of a major until this year and will be making her debut in the WTA top 10 next week.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2024 French Open.
How to watch the 2024 French Open
Date: May 26 - June 9, 2024
Location: Roland Garros -- Paris
TV: NBC, Tennis Channel, Peacock | Stream: fubo (try for free)
Men's final
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 4 Alexander Zverev 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
Women's final
Men's semifinal matchups
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 2 Jannik Sinner 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
- No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. No. 7 Casper Ruud 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Women's semifinal matchups
- No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. No. 3 Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4
- No. 12 Jasmine Paolini def. Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 6-1
Men's quarterfinal matchups
- No. 2 Jannik Sinner def. No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 9 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
- No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. No. 11 Alex de Minaur 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
- No. 7 Casper Ruud def. No. 1 Novak Djokovic (walkover)
Women's quarterfinal matchups
- No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. No. 5 Marketa Vondrousova 6-0, 6-2
- Mirra Andreeva def. No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5-7), 6-4, 6-4
- No. 3 Coco Gauff def. No. 8 Ons Jabeur 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
- No. 12 Jasmine Paolini def. No. 4 Elena Rybakina 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Men's singles seeds
- Novak Djokovic
- Jannik Sinner
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Alexander Zverev
- Daniil Medvedev
- Andrey Rublev
- Casper Ruud
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Alex de Minaur
- Taylor Fritz
- Holger Rune
- Tommy Paul
- Ben Shelton
- Nicolas Jarry
- Ugo Humbert
- Karen Khachanov
- Alexander Bublik
- Sebastian Baez
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Adrian Mannarino
- Francisco Cerundolo
- Alejandro Tabilo
- Frances Tiafoe
- Tallon Griekspoor
- Sebastian Korda
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry
- Arthur Fils
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Mariano Navone
- Cam Norrie
Women's singles seeds
- Iga Swiatek
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Coco Gauff
- Elena Rybakina
- Marketa Vondrousova
- Maria Sakkari
- Qinwen Zheng
- Ons Jabeur
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Daria Kasatkina
- Danielle Collins
- Jasmine Paolini
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Madison Keys
- Elina Svitolina
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Marta Kostyuk
- Victoria Azarenka
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Carolina Garcia
- Emma Navarro
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Elise Mertens
- Katie Boulter
- Linda Noskova
- Sorana Cirstea
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Dayana Yastremska
- Leylah Fernandez
- Katerina Siniakova
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