Carlos Alcaraz matched his "idol" Rafael Nadal by winning the fifth Grand Slam of his career at exactly the same age of years, months and days.

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,

Both Alcaraz and his idol Nadal were exactly the same age - at 22 years, one month and three days - when they won their fifth grand slam title