Historic Spectacle: Champion Alcaraz toppled Sinner; "I am very happy"; "Roland Garros is a privilege"

Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz won Roland Garros by defeating Jannik Sinner 3-2 in sets after more than five and a half hours of tennis.

After the final in Rome, Alcaraz also defeated Jannik Sinner in Paris and became the champion of Roland Garros.

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What are the emotions of Carlos Alcaraz?

"Honestly, I feel amazing. It was very difficult on the court. I was two sets down, and Jannik played amazingly in those two sets. I had to hang on, I gave my best, left my heart on the court and didn't think about the result but played the best possible tennis. I couldn't give up. I fought and went point by point. As I said at the beginning, I played with my heart".

Your mind was speaking, directing your heart and this is the best match we've seen, said the Eurosport journalist.

"I have no idea what happened and I was playing the match. He had three match points on my serve, you know what I mean. My grandfather was watching this match from home and I'm happy for him that I won, and he's proud of me now. Like I said, I went point by point, played with my heart, tried my best to overcome obstacles and succeeded even though it was very difficult. That's why I'm very happy and proud".

This was one of the best Grand Slam finals in tennis history...

"Yes, all of this was very spectacular and I'm happy about it. I won't say that this is the best final, we have Novak playing against Rafa. It was spectacular back in 2012. I think it might have been better, but this will be considered one of the best ever and that's exactly at Roland Garros. I'm happy that I managed all this together with my team. When I see these celebrations... This means a lot to the coach, he was chasing that moment. I am over the moon. We will celebrate tonight for sure. I think it's going to be a big celebration."

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