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  Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have faced each other 12 times at ATP Tour level, with Alcaraz leading 8–4. Notable matches include the 2022 US Open quarterfinal, which Alcaraz won en route to the title in five sets after saving a match point. The pair met three times in 2024, with Alcaraz winning all three matches, including the final of the China Open. At three hours and twenty-one minutes, it was the longest match in the history of the tournament.
  
  In 2025, the duo played their first ATP 1000 final at the Italian Open. Alcaraz won in straight sets, snapping Sinner's 26-match win streak to claim his fourth victory against him in as many matches. Less than a month later, the two squared up for their first Grand Slam final at the French Open, where Alcaraz was defending champion. Sinner established a two-set lead, before Alcaraz came back to take the third. In the fourth set, Sinner held three championship points on Alcaraz's serve, and had already broken it once. Alcaraz held from 0-40 and came back to force a fifth set, claiming it in a dominant tiebreak. This was Alcaraz's fifth consecutive win over Sinner. At five hours and twenty-nine minutes, it was the longest-ever French Open final. The Guardian acclaimed it as "one of the greatest finals ever played, in any sport."
  
  Their rivalry has been described as "potentially era-defining".
  
  Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have faced each other 12 times at ATP Tour level, with Alcaraz leading 8–4. Notable matches include the 2022 US Open quarterfinal, which Alcaraz won en route to the title in five sets after saving a match point. The pair met three times in 2024, with Alcaraz winning all three matches, including the final of the China Open. At three hours and twenty-one minutes, it was the longest match in the history of the tournament.
  
  In 2025, the duo played their first ATP 1000 final at the Italian Open. Alcaraz won in straight sets, snapping Sinner's 26-match win streak to claim his fourth victory against him in as many matches. Less than a month later, the two squared up for their first Grand Slam final at the French Open, where Alcaraz was defending champion. Sinner established a two-set lead, before Alcaraz came back to take the third. In the fourth set, Sinner held three championship points on Alcaraz's serve, and had already broken it once. Alcaraz held from 0-40 and came back to force a fifth set, claiming it in a dominant tiebreak. This was Alcaraz's fifth consecutive win over Sinner. At five hours and twenty-nine minutes, it was the longest-ever French Open final. The Guardian acclaimed it as "one of the greatest finals ever played, in any sport."
  
  Their rivalry has been described as "potentially era-defining".