Carlos Alcaraz shows his class with gesture midway through French Open final

Carlos Alcaraz shows his class with gesture midway through French Open final Newspoint | 09/06/2025 18:39:18

Carlos Alcaraz showed his class midway through Sunday's French Open final by conceding a point to opponent Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz was aiming to become the first men's player since Rafael Nadal in 2020 to defend the singles title, having beaten Alexander Zverev in last year's showpiece.

It got off to a shaky start, with world No.1 Sinner taking the first set 6-4, with Alcaraz looking skittish at times. The Sinner dominance continued into the second set, with the Italian establishing an unlikely 4-1 lead against the reigning French Open champion.

Despite being up against it, Alcaraz remained classy throughout, and in the second set, he earned plaudits for his sportsmanship after conceding what appeared to be a tight point following a Sinner serve. The Spanish star went up to the mark on the clay court, inspected it for a brief moment before walking away, having accepted his fate.

Reacting to the incident on TNT Sport's commentary panel, Jim Courier said: "He's going to call that one good and that is an ace [for Sinner]. Good sportsmanship has been nothing but on display for Carlos."

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