Carlos Alcaraz just won his first French Open title, defeating Alexander Zverev in five sets 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2. Alcaraz is the youngest male player to have won three major titles on three different surfaces - US Open 2022 (hard court), Wimbledon 2023 (grass), and French Open 2024 (clay). He has played three Grand Slam finals and he has won all three. He is only 21 years old and already he is a guaranteed tennis Hall of Famer. Amazing!
A first Roland-Garros title. A third Grand Slam title. 21 years old.
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 9, 2024
How Carlos Alcaraz made history as the youngest player to capture Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces 👇
Equally amazing is Iga Swiatek, who won her fourth French Open title and third one in a row, defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 in the final. She was challenged very sternly in the second round by Naomi Osaka, who had a match point against Swiatek. But aside from that match, she won everything else pretty convincingly, losing an average of 3 games in the 6 other matches she played. Similar to Carlos, Iga has won all the Grand Slam finals she has contested in her career. With five major titles to her name, that's a pretty solid stat.
4-TIME ROLAND-GARROS CH4MPION 🏆🏆🏆🏆#RolandGarros @iga_swiatek pic.twitter.com/6yTiJ8ybJr
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 8, 2024
Of course, I can't write about a Grand Slam without including Diede de Groot, who continues to add to her legacy by winning the women's wheelchair singles title. This is her 22nd Grand Slam singles title and her fourth consecutive French Open title. Truly amazing!
DIEDE WINS HER 22ND GRAND SLAM AND 5TH ONE AT ROLAND-GARROS 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/jY9BdwnJCr
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 8, 2024
Congratulations Carlos, Iga, and Diede!
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