The tennis world turned its eyes to Paris this past weekend as the 2025 Roland Garros champions crowned. Read below for a recap as the World No. 1 and No. 2 players squared off in a thrilling set of Men’s and Women’s Singles finals at the year’s second major.

Gauff Returns To Grand Slam Greatness

Roland Garros has been a site of historic milestones throughout the young career of Coco Gauff. The American made her first Grand Slam quarterfinal there at 17 years old in 2021 and reached her first Grand Slam final the next year at 18 years old. On Saturday, she climbed all the way to the top, winning her second career Major with a three-set victory over Aryna Sabalenka.

Sabalenka and Gauff, the World No. 1 and 2, respectively, faced off when Gauff claimed her first major title at the US Open in 2023. The match on Saturday unfolded similarly. Sabalenka began on the front foot, going up 4-1 after breaking Gauff twice. Gauff, in an early moment of resilience that defined the match, clawed back to parity at 4-4 in a run that included winning 12 consecutive points. Sabalenka emerged from the deadlock with a 7-5 tiebreak win, bringing her one set away from a maiden Roland Garros title.

Gauff’s response was remarkable, as she handled the windy conditions better than her adversary and found a winning rhythm. She broke Sabalenka twice, and after crushing a volley at center court to put the stamp on a 6-2 second set, Gauff flexed a focused fistbump as she gained the momentum heading into the third set.

The Atlanta native was the first to strike again in the deciding set, but Sabalenka responded with a break to even the tally at 3-3. Gauff immediately rebounded with another seamless break of her own, now finding herself two holds away from a second Grand Slam title. Serving for the championship, Gauff was tested at deuce by Sabalenka, but remained cool, watching a Sabalenka shot sail wide left to seal the deal.

As a teary-eyed Sabalenka came up short at Roland Garros again, an ecstatic Gauff emerged as the first American to win at Roland Garros in ten years, with Serena Williams last achieving the feat in 2015.

Alcaraz Defends His Throne With Odds-Defying Comeback

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz took center stage on Sunday, marking the first time the two stars of tennis’ next generation had faced each other in a Grand Slam Final. If the rest of their story lives up to the chapter that transpired over the weekend, fans could be in for one of the greatest rivalries the sport has ever seen.

Sinner entered the match off the back of a run in which he had not dropped a set, and in the early phases, it seemed like he would continue his undisturbed dominance. He found a late break to take the first set 6-4, and claimed a tight second set with a ripping cross-court forehand to seal a 7-4 tiebreak.

Alcaraz, a two-time BNP Paribas Open victor and the defending 2024 Roland Garros champion, found his poise in the third set. He broke Sinner at 5-4 to get on the board, applying pressure that the Italian had not seen all tournament. 

Sinner replied sharply, however, putting Alcaraz on the brink of elimination with a triple championship point up 5-3 in the fourth set, with the match clock at three hours and 43 minutes. With his back against the wall, Alcaraz served out the set, with Sinner missing out on his maiden Roland Garros title by a few inches on multiple points. Alcaraz followed this salvage with a break in the next game, and eventually claimed the set, winning the match’s second tiebreak 7-3.

The bout rolled into a deciding fifth set, with Alcaraz and Sinner exchanging breaks and haymakers as the clock continued to tick. They headed into a third tiebreak, and Alcaraz’s shotmaking wrote the story from there, as he erupted with 7-0 lead in the first to ten decider. At 9-2, the 22-year old blazed a forehand down the line, dropping to the clay as he was enveloped in the applause and admiration of Court Philippe-Chatrier

At five hours and 29 minutes, the match was the longest Roland Garros final in the Open Era.