By the numbers: Carlos Alcaraz and his performance for the ages in French Open final

PARIS AP Carlos Alcaraz successfully defended his French Open title on Sunday with a performance for the ages winning the longest final at Roland-Garros in the Open era Alcaraz produced a stunning comeback rallying from two sets down to beat top-ranked Jannik Sinner - - - - - - after saving three match points Here s a by-the-numbers look at the thrilling final Alcaraz won his fifth Grand Slam title in as a multitude of finals The -year-old Spaniard became the third youngest man in history to reach that milestone after Bjorn Borg and Rafael Nadal And it was the fifth time in succession Alcaraz has beaten Sinner overall hours minutes This was the longest men s final at Roland-Garros The previous record was held by Mats Wilander and Guillermo Vilas in hours and minutes The number of match points saved by Alcaraz He battled back from - down in the fourth set He saved the first match point when Sinner sent a forehand long Sinner missed a return on the second then Alcaraz came out on top of a short baseline rally Alcaraz is just the third man in the Open era to save at least one championship point on his way to a Grand Slam trophy joining Gaston Gaudio at the French Open and Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon in It was only the second time that a men s singles Grand Slam final was decided at the fifth set tiebreaker after Dominic Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev at the U S Open Alcaraz is the ninth man in the Open era to rally from two sets down to win a major final The number of wins on clay for Alcaraz this year with only one defeat Alcaraz has won a best-of- match after losing the opening two sets for the first time AP tennis https apnews com hub tennis Source