Men’s tennis was supposed to be dull, dull, dull right now. Seriously! We’re all supposed to be hating it. Not long ago, tennis fans used to dread this moment: the dying embers of the glorious “Big Three” era.

Rafael Nadal was among the big names to congratulate Carlos Alcaraz on his incredible French Open victory. Nadal, who won a staggering 14 titles at Roland-Garros and is still known as the King of Clay, was joined by a host of other tennis stars who waxed lyrical about Sunday's mind-blowing match.

Carlos Alcaraz won the 2025 French Open men's title, defeating Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (10-2) in an epic final on Sunday. The five-hour and 29-minute match is the second-longest men's major final by time behind the 2012 Australian Open between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal,