French Open 2024 final result: Carlos Alcaraz fights back to win a deciding-set thriller with Alexander Zverev and lift his first Roland-Garros title and third Grand Slam overall

A. Zverev vs C. Alcaraz | Roland-Garros

Men's Singles | Final | 09.06.2024 | Court Philippe-Chatrier

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A. Zverev (4)

C. Alcaraz (3)

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ByPaul Hassall

Updated 09/06/2024 at 17:57 GMT

14.12

READY? ... PLAY!

Zverev will serve first in what is the first final featuring two men seeking their maiden Roland Garros title since 2016 when Novak Djokovic completed his career Grand Slam with victory over Andy Murray.

Whoever wins today will be the first, first-time RG champion since the Serb lifted the trophy for the first of three times that year.

14.10

THE CHATRIER ROOF ... IS OPEN

It's day-time conditions and relatively warm.

That will suit Alcaraz's spin.

Zverev has played so many matches in cooler conditions in the evening, often with the roof closed.

Will that be a factor?

14.05

IT .... IS .... TIME!

The wait is over.

The players have been treated to a big entrance with Zverev followed by Alcaraz on to a packed Chatrier.

The pre-match admin will now take place with the 2024 men's singles final just moments away.

14.00

LAST TIME THEY LOCKED HORNS: ALCARAZ OVERCAME ZVEREV AND...BEES!

The most recent showdown between Zverev and Alcaraz saw the youngster surge to a 6-1 6-3 success in the last eight at Indian Wells.

Of course, it wasn't just the venom of the German's shots Carlitos had to contend with!

Alcaraz downs Zverev in match including bee invasion - Indian Wells highlights

13.55

AN APPETISER PRECEDES THE MAIN COURSE

The players have yet to arrive on Chatrier with the crowd currently being treated to a special pre-match show!

13.50

VIDEO: MCENROE HEAPS THE HIGHEST OF PRAISE UPON ALCARAZ

John McEnroe reiterates his belief that Carlos Alcaraz is the most complete player he has seen at his current age.

Alcaraz 'better than Federer, Nadal and Djokovic at 21' - McEnroe

13.45

SWIATEK HAS BEEN BASKING IN THE GLOW OF HER LATEST RG TRIUMPH

13.40

ALCARAZ AIMING TO JOIN AN ELITE GROUP OF CURRENT STARS

The Spanish No.3 seed could become just the fifth active male player to lift 3+ Grand Slam titles (Djokovic 24, Nadal 22, Murray & Wawrinka 3).

He could also take the number of Spanish male players to win Roland-Garros to eight overall.

‘You have to find the joy in suffering!’ – Alcaraz on five-set win against Sinner

13:35

COCO GAUFF STEALS THE HEADLINES IN THE WOMEN'S DOUBLES

But spare a though for Jasmine Paolini who has to settle with being a runner-up in a major for the second day in succession (singles and now doubles).

13.30

IN POSITION ON CHATRIER

The Eurosport Comms team are ready to rumble.

13.25

VIDEO: HOW QUEEN OF CLAY IGA SWIATEK WON A FOURTH RG CROWN

On Saturday, World No.1 Iga Swiatek lifted her fifth Grand Slam title in the women's singles with a ruthless victory over Jasmine Paolini.

Who will come up trumps in the men's showpiece showdown?

We aren't too far away from finding out!

Highlights: Dominant Swiatek defeats Paolini to win French Open title

13.20

COULD ZVEREV TURN CHATRIER FROM WORST TO BEST TENNIS MOMENT?

Zverev could become just the eighth man to win Rome and then Roland-Garros in the same year in the Open Era.

A victory today would also cap a full-circle journey for the German.

Back in 2022 he was locked in a semi-final battle with Rafael Nadal on this very court and in the sort of form that had him threatening to become the World No.1.

However, an unfortunate ankle injury saw him leave Chatrier in a wheel chair and he has been on a path of recovery since then, slowly finding his best tennis.

Two years on, could he be about to end his long-wait for a maiden major at the scene of one of his worst tennis moments?

Heartbreaking moment Zverev helped away in wheelchair as Nadal consoles him after injury

13.15

ALCARAZ HOPING TO FOLLOW IN THE STEPS OF SOME SPANISH GREATS

“I would leave school and run home to plug the TV in and watch Roland-Garros matches. It’s a very special tournament for me that I’ve been watching since I was little. And it’s a tournament where Spanish players have been very successful. We’re used to Rafa (Nadal), but there were other Spaniards before him that did big things. So, I want to leave my mark, add my name to that list.”

‘Another point he has stolen’ – Alcaraz stuns Sinner with barely-believable winner

13.10

ZVEREV WELL AWARE OF THE CHALLENGE HEAD OF BIGGEST TEST YET

"It's going to be a difficult match. It is a Grand Slam final. If you're in a Grand Slam final, you deserve to be there. That goes for both of us. I think both of is are expecting a tough battle."

Zverev: I wasn't mature enough to win Grand Slam before

13.05

ALCARAZ SALUTES IN-FORM ROME CHAMPION ZVEREV AHEAD OF RG FINAL

The 27-year-old Zverev is on a 12-match winning-streak following his Masters 1000 success in the Italian Capital last month.

Sascha could become the first German man to secure the Roland-Garros title and just the third to win a Grand Slam in the Open Era.

Sascha, he's playing great tennis on clay. Big serve, big shots, really solid. It's going to be a really interesting final."

‘I took my chances’ - Carlos Alcaraz reflects on ‘high level’ win over Jannik Sinner

13.00

VIDEO: ALCARAZ STORMS BACK TO BEAT JANNIK SINNER IN FIVE-SET EPIC

The best of the semi-final action as the Spaniard hit back from two-sets-to-one down to outlast the incoming World No.1 and prevail in a decider.

French Open highlights - Sensational Alcaraz edges Sinner in rollercoaster semi-final

12:55

VIDEO: HOW ZVEREV REACHED HIS SECOND GRAND SLAM FINAL

The best of the action from the German's four-set win over two-time finalist Casper Ruud in the last four.

French Open highlights – Zverev books Alcaraz final with Ruud win

12:50

IS ALCARAZ DESTINED FOR GLORY?

'Yes', says Eurosport expert Mats Wilander, who has claimed that the Spaniard is “nearly impossible to beat” after the No.3 seed reached the French Open final.

Full details below.

Roland-Garros men

'Nearly impossible to beat' – Wilander on how Alcaraz compares to Federer, Djokovic and Nadal

09/06/2024 at 12:13

12:45

BECKER FEELS ZVEREV READY TO MAKE HISTORY FOR HIS COUNTRY

Tennis great Boris Becker believes his compatriot Alexander Zverev is better placed to push for a maiden title against Carlos Alcaraz today.

The No.4 seed is just the second German man to play in a Roland-Garros final in the Open Era and could become the first champion in the Paris major to hail from his country (Michael Stich lost to Yevgeny Kafelnikov in 1996).

Roland-Garros

‘More mature player’ – Becker says Zverev has learned from past defeats ahead of final

09/06/2024 at 08:39

12:40

A NEW ERA AND A NEW NAME ON THE COUPE DES MOUSQUETAIRES

No matter who prevails today, we are guaranteed to have a first-time champion in the Paris major.

Indeed, this will be the first time since 2004 that one of the ‘Big Three’ of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will not be involved in the final at Roland-Garros.

Image credit: Getty Images

12:35

THE HEAD-TO-HEAD IS INTRIGUINGLY POISED

This is their 10th meeting with Zverev leading the match-up 5-4.

Alcaraz has won two of the three encounters on clay - both in Madrid - but lost in four sets in the last eight of the 2022 French Open.

Zverev lead 2-1 in showdowns at majors; winning at RG 2022 and this year’s Australian Open. Alcaraz won in straight sets in the 2023 US Open quarter finals.

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