The 21-year-old Spanish prodigy became, on Sunday, the youngest player to win a Grand Slam on all surfaces, after his titles at the 2022 US Open and 2023 Wimbledon.
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The prince of clay has ascended the throne. Carlos Alcaraz won his first title at Roland-Garros, Sunday June 9, by dominating Alexander Zverev in the final at the end of a long undecided battle, where the stakes seemed to take over for both players. After having thwarted several times during the meeting, the 3rd in the world finally won in five sets, after four hours of effort (6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2) .
At 21 years and 35 days old, he won his third Grand Slam and became the youngest player to win a Major on all surfaces after triumphing at the US Open 2022 and Wimbledon 2023. Promised for years to succeed Rafael Nadal, the Murcian won the first French Open final without a member of the Big 3 in two decades. As the symbol of a transition, while the king of the earth has probably said goodbye to his tournament. The Spanish anthem has undoubtedly not finished resonating on the Philippe-Chatrier court.
