"This Match Had Everything One Could Wish For," Roddick Chose the Best Match of the 2025 Season in His Eyes
The 2025 season has ended after the Davis Cup Final 8. In recent months, the two best players in the world, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, have shone in the major tournaments. They have continued to widen the gap in terms of level compared to the other players on the tour. The Spaniard and the Italian faced each other in the finals of Roland-Garros, Wimbledon, and the US Open, among others.
The Roland-Garros final is the best match of the season for Roddick
Moreover, in the French capital, the two men delivered a stunning spectacle from start to finish. After 5 hours and 30 minutes of battle, Alcaraz finally won an extraordinary final in the super tie-break of the fifth set after saving three match points in the fourth set. In his season review, Andy Roddick looked back on this final, logically considering that this incredible showdown was the best match of the 2025 season.
"One match stood out from all the others: the 2025 Roland-Garros final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. What unfolded on the clay of Court Philippe-Chatrier was not simply a five-hour, five-set marathon. It was a demonstration of willpower, sportsmanship, and was representative of the evolution of two players who are redefining modern tennis.
This match had everything one could wish for. A true mix of mental torment and drama. And that's before even addressing the sportsmanship. With Sinner leading two sets to one, and then with three match points in his favor, the outcome seemed already written.
But Alcaraz's survival instinct turned the situation around, leading him to one of the most thrilling comebacks in the history of Grand Slam tournaments. Final verdict: 5 hours and 29 minutes. The longest Roland-Garros final of all time. And no medical timeouts nor any physical collapses.
Generally, when someone wastes such an advantage, people say: 'He choked.' That was not the case here. The quality of tennis was very high. Sinner left nothing out there. Alcaraz had to transform into something else to be able to win," thus analyzed the former world number one in his podcast "Served With Andy Roddick" in recent hours.
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