Afternoon News丨Xin'a decided to create a great name to compete with the Big Three, the Italian and double Ni combinations were crowned, and Ah Yu won the championship

Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans, today is Monday, June 9, 2025, and welcome to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by "Home of Tennis".

This morning, Beijing time, the 2025 French Open tennis season came to a wonderful end. In the men's singles final between the last two post-00 leaders, second seed and Spanish star Alcaraz fought back from two sets down, saving three championship points at one point, and finally staged a spectacular performance of "let two chase three", defeating top seed and world No. 1 Sinner 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(10-2) to end the latter's 20-game Grand Slam winning streak and successfully defend his title while winning five consecutive victories.

It was Alcaraz's fifth career Grand Slam title and he continues his unbeaten run in a Grand Slam final. Sinner, on the other hand, missed out on three title points, just one point off and missing out on a fourth Grand Slam title.

The 5 hours and 29 minutes of the battle was the longest time in the French Open final, second only to the 5 hours and 53 minutes of the 2012 Australian Open final (Djokovic beat Nadal 3-2) and set a number of records, matching the glory moments of the "Feynard" triumvirate back then.

Specifically, Alcaraz became only the second player to win his first five Grand Slam men's singles finals since the Open era, after Swiss king Federer; At 22 years and 34 days, he is also the third youngest male player to achieve this achievement, behind Bjorn Borg's 22 years and 5 days and Nadal's 22 years and 33 days. Alcaraz also became the ninth man in the Open era to achieve the feat of "letting two chase three" in a Grand Slam final, and the player who saved the most championship points (three) in a Grand Slam final.

At the award ceremony after the game, the two post-00s leaders cherished each other and admired each other. Alcaraz sent a message to Sinner, "I'm sure you're going to win more than once, but countless times in the future. It's a real privilege to play with you and make history with you in all competitions. You are a great encouragement to the children, to everyone, and to myself. Sinner also sent his best wishes to Alcaraz, "First of all, congratulations to Carlos, what an incredible victory and battle, and congratulations to your team. You deserve it all. ”

Fans who stayed up late to watch the game also sighed, comparing this wonderful battle with the "Feiner Duel" in the 2008 Wimbledon final and the "Nader Duel" in the 2012 Australian Open final, as well as the "Feder Duel" in the 2019 Wimbledon final. Do you think these two guys are qualified?

In the Women's Doubles final, second seeds Errani/Paulini defeated Danilina/Krunic 6-4 2-6 6-1 to win their first Grand Slam title. It was Errani's sixth Grand Slam women's doubles title in her career, after winning the mixed doubles title and becoming the double queen of the French Open. Bolini, on the other hand, lifted the Grand Slam Women's Doubles title for the first time.

Let's focus on the ATP Challenger again. In the men's singles final of Taylor last night, Beijing time, China's Wu Yixuan defeated his compatriot Zhou Yi 6-4 3-6 6-3 to win his sixth Challenger title. Congratulations!

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below shows a player falling to the ground in celebration after winning. Can you recognize who he is without prompting?

In the last guess, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is Serbian football king Novak Djokovic.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)