'It's like watching Virat Kohli in cricket or Michael Jordan in basketball'

A video comparing Carlos Alcaraz with the legends goes viral during the French Open final

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Jai Rai, Assistant Editor
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Spain's Carlos Alcaraz poses the trophy next to the clock that shows the duration of the match, the longest for a final in Roland-Garros, after winning against Italy's Jannik Sinner at the end of their men's singles final match on day 15 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on June 8.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz poses the trophy next to the clock that shows the duration of the match, the longest for a final in Roland-Garros, after winning against Italy's Jannik Sinner at the end of their men's singles final match on day 15 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on June 8.
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Dubai: Carlos Alcaraz secured his second consecutive French Open championship on Sunday defeating World No 1 Jannik Sinner in a five-set classic.

When the match was under way, an old video of the Spaniard playing against Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2023 went viral.

In the video, the commentator compares Alcaraz's fine craft and skill with those of Indian star cricketer Virat Kohli and basketball great Michael Jordan.

"It's like watching Virat Kohli in cricket or Michael Jordan in basketball," he said.

Alcaraz fights back

After losing the first two sets in the Roland Garros final, Alcaraz bounced back in style to beat Sinner 3-2 in a 5-set thriller that went down in history as the longest final ever in French Open history. In fact, Carlos Alcaraz saved three championship points as he produced an astonishing fightback.

Reigning champion Alcaraz rallied from the brink of defeat to overcome world number one Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (10/2) to clinch his fifth Grand Slam title after five hours and 29 minutes.

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