6 years after viral moment in Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer Wimbledon final, Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner final at French Open sees same parallel

A moment in Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz's blockbuster final at the 2025 French Open and a moment in Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer's legendary final at Wimbledon 2019 shared an uncanny resemblance. The Spaniard saved three consecutive championship points in the fourth set to stop the Italian from getting his hands on La Coupe des Mousquetaires in the instant classic.

When the draws were made, tennis fans eagerly awaited the first-ever Sinner vs. Alcaraz clash in the final of the 2025 French Open. Though the world had already piled extremely high expectations on these two young men, they somehow managed to surpass all those expectations to give tennis one of the greatest matches of all time.

Unfortunately, there are no draws in tennis, and after a battle of five hours and 38 minutes, it was Carlos Alcaraz who ended up completing a staggering turnaround to successfully defend his title 4-6, (4)6-7, 6-47-6(3), 7-6(2). A memorable feat in this god-tier match was when the Spaniard denied his rival three championship points in the fourth set.

Jannik Sinner was up 5-3, 40-0 up, and a fan of the Italian in the stands gestured one to the entire Philippe-Chatrier crowd, indicating the number of points needed for Sinner to reign supreme at Roland Garros. This situation bears an uncanny resemblance to the infamous moment at Wimbledon during the final between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

After four hours and 57 minutes of epic tennis, Djokovic emerged victorious in another all-time classic against one of his biggest rivals with a rollercoaster scoreline 7-6(5), 1-6, 7-6(4), 4-6, 13-12(3). Interestingly, Federer had two championship points in the fifth set on his serve at 8-7, 40-15, and a woman in the stands, similarly pointed a one in to everyone in the Center Court.

Some fans on social media immediately noticed the resemblance between the moments and shared the parallels.

Following the match, Alcaraz gave us a look into his mentality during the match.

"No matter what. No matter if I was down. No matter if I lose the 5th. I just thought it was time to go for it" - Carlos Alcaraz

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz - Source: Getty

During the post-match press conference, Carlos Alcaraz delved into how he was feeling mentally during the match. He said he was willing to give it his everything in every point and didn't doubt himself a single time during the course of five hours and 30 minutes.

"I told myself that in specific moments, I had to go for it. No matter what. No matter if I was down. No matter if I lose the 5th. I just thought it was time to go for it. not be afraid of mistakes... Today was all about belief in myself. I never doubted myself today..That's why I saw my best tennis in difficult situations."

While we spoke about the parallels between Jannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz and Roger Federer vs. Novak Djokovic, it is worth noting that the first member of the Big 3 to congratulate the two young superstars following their French Open epic was the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal.