I've seen Federer and Nadal play great finals, but nothing comes close to this," Wilander raves about the Alcaraz-Sinner final at Roland Garros
The five-and-a-half-hour battle that Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner delivered in yesterday's Roland Garros final undoubtedly made tennis history.
In their first Grand Slam final showdown, the two players engaged in a match of insane intensity—though it could have swung decisively in Sinner's favor early on, as he led two sets to love and missed three match points in the fourth set.
Mats Wilander, a commentator for TNT Sports, was left speechless after this epic final between the world No. 1 and No. 2:
"I've seen Federer and Nadal play great finals, but nothing comes close to this. I kept telling myself it wasn’t possible—they were playing at a speed that isn’t human. These are two of the greatest athletes the human race has ever produced, and they became tennis players.
I feel so much pride and honor to have played this sport, to have—I hope—inspired the next generations to reach the level of these two warriors. I’m rarely left speechless, but today is just incredible.
It was simply unbelievable. Expectations are sky-high whenever these two face off. They’ve already played massive matches, starting with the 2022 US Open quarterfinal. Every time they play, it’s brutal physically and emotionally. The tennis they produce is unreal.
Toward the end, the level was just insane. I can’t believe we’re going to have this rivalry. They’ve taken our sport to another level. I never thought I’d say this after the Big Three, but the game has never been this fast, and they’re playing at a level that’s hard to believe.
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