Carlos Alcaraz's French Open 2024 Milestones & Records

Grand Slam Milestone:
Won his fifth Grand Slam title at age 22 years, 34 days, making him the third youngest man in history to do so (after Borg and Nadal).
First player born in the 2000s to win 20 ATP Tour-level titles.
Historic Match:
Beat World No. 1 Jannik Sinner after losing the first two sets — a first in his career.
The final lasted 5 hours, 29 minutes, the second-longest Grand Slam final ever.
Alcaraz became the second man (after Federer) to win each of his first five Major finals.
Elite Company:
Joins Nadal and Kuerten as the third man this century to win the French Open after saving a match point.
One of only three men since 1990 to win multiple Masters 1000 titles on clay and Roland-Garros in the same season.
Rarity of Final Format:
Only the third instance of a men’s singles final decided by a fifth-set tiebreaker.
Streak Stats:
Ended Sinner’s streak of 31 consecutive Slam wins.
Alcaraz is joint-third for most Major finals won without a loss.
Spanish Dominance:
Spaniards have now won 21 of the last 33 French Opens.
Additional Feats:
Fourth man (after Djokovic, Federer, Nadal) to win Slams in four straight years.
Eighth man to defend his Roland-Garros crown.
Comeback King:
One of only nine men to win a Slam after coming back from two sets down in the final.