Carlos Alcaraz beats Alexander Zverev 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 in the final in Paris on Sunday. The epic lasted 4 hours and 19 minutes. This is the first time that the Spaniard conquered this tournament. His most significant achievement in this competition so far was reaching the semifinal. After winning this title Alcaraz, is the youngest tennis player in history to wn 3 different slams. Here you can see when his history at this event.
Alcaraz added € 1,200,000 to his prize money after conquering this final. He has earned € 2,400,000 in total after conquering this tournament.
Highlights Carlos Alcaraz vs. Alexander Zverev French Open – Paris
Alcaraz’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
6-1 6-2
4h:19
At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 153 points vs. Zverev’s 139.
Alcaraz
Carlos didn’t lose the concentration in converting 56% of the break points that he conquered (9/16).
Zverev
On the other side, Zverev was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 26% – 6/23). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Alcaraz and Zverev is 5-7 for Alexander.
This was the 15th career title for the Spaniard. (see list of titles and finals). Zverev remains with 23rd titles. (see list of titles and finals)
The Spaniard had an good ride in the last 2 sets to concede 3 games after winning 61 points vs. ‘s 42 points.
Live score progression and stats
Alcaraz was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Alexander Zverev in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more to do for Carlos to win the set as the German managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Alcaraz kept his focus to break the German in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
Alcaraz converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 5th (2-2 0-40), the 7th (4-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the German converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 2nd game (0-1 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 52 points. Carlos won 10 points more than Alexander (31-21). Carlos dropped 7 points on serve (14-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Alexander conceded 17 points on serve (14-17).
Zverev in this set was in much better shape than Carlos and eventually he won 6-2 after breaking the Spaniard in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
Alcaraz was outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-2 to 6-2.
Alexander was flawless in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the German didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 63 points. The German conquered the set after winning 11 more points than the Spaniard (37-26). Alexander lost 6 points on serve (18-6). on the other side of the court, Carlos conceded 19 points on serve (20-19).
Alexander conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 6th (2-4) game, Zverev broke back in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game to conquer the set 7-5.
Alcaraz was dominated in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-5 to 7-5.
Alexander was perfect in converting all his break points in the 7th (2-4 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 9th (3-5 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40). Also, on the other side, Carlos was perfect in converting all his break points in the 6th (3-2 0-40) and the 12th game (5-6 40-A).
They contested 74 points. The German conquered the set after winning 8 more points than the Spaniard (41-33). Zverev lost 10 points on serve (22-10). on the other side of the net, Alcaraz conceded 19 points on serve (23-19).
Alcaraz had a great start in this set after breaking Alexander Zverev in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. However, that wasn’t sufficient for the Spaniard to win the set because Zverev managed to break back in the 5th (1-4) game. Alcaraz kept his cool to break Zverev in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).
A defining moment of this set was when the Spaniard won 4 consecutive games in the 4th set so as to change the game count from 0-0 to 4-0.
Alcaraz converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (3-0 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Alexander converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 5th (0-4 15-40) and the 7th game (1-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 46 points. Carlos was the one to win the set after conquering 12 more points than Zverev (29-17). Carlos conceded 9 points on serve (15-9). Regarding the other side of the net, the German conceded 14 points on serve (8-14).
Carlos in this set played much better tennis than the German and consequently he won 6-2 after breaking the German in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
Alcaraz converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40), the 5th (3-1 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40). On the other side, the German was unable to convert any of his 5 break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (2-3 40-A).
They played 57 points. Carlos was the winner of the set after clinching 11 more points than Zverev (34-23). Alcaraz surrendered 12 points on serve (21-12). On the losing side, Zverev conceded 13 points on serve (11-13).
