Grinning from ear to ear during the decisive tiebreak, Carlos Alcaraz erased a two-set deficit in a major for the first time in his career and erased three championship points to upend top-ranked Jannik Sinner 4-6,

Bad starts in Grand Slam finals are nothing new for Carlos Alcaraz and each time it’s happened he has won the tournament anyway.

With his back to the wall and down three championship points to the world No 1, Alcaraz’s level hit ‘10 out of 10’ and then exploded off the charts to win the French Open final