Carlos Alcaraz improves to 5-0 in Grand Slam finals, joins Roger Federer on exclusive list

This stat almost didn't happen—he was down triple match point in the fourth set—but with an epic comeback victory in the final of Roland Garros on Sunday, Carlos Alcaraz improved to 5-0 in Grand Slam finals.

Already down two sets to one against Jannik Sinner, Alcaraz found himself on the brink of defeat serving at 3-5, 0-40 in the fourth set—he not only dug himself out of that hole, he also broke Sinner in the next game when the Italian served for the match, and eventually snuck the last two sets out in tie-breaks for a 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) win.

And with that, the Spaniard joins some very exclusive company.

He's just the second man in the Open Era to win his first five Grand Slam finals in a row, after Roger Federer, who won his first seven.

CARLOS ALCARAZ IN GRAND SLAM FINALS: 5-0

• '22 US Open F: d. Ruud, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3
• '23 Wimbledon F: d. Djokovic, 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
• '24 Roland Garros F: d. Zverev, 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
• '24 Wimbledon F: d. Djokovic, 6-2, 6-2, 7-6
• '25 Roland Garros F: d. Sinner, 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6

ROGER FEDERER'S FIRST 7 GRAND SLAM FINALS: 7-0

• '03 Wimbledon F: d. Philippoussis, 7-6, 6-2, 7-6
• '04 Australian Open F: d. Safin, 7-6, 6-4, 6-2
• '04 Wimbledon F: d. Roddick, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-4
• '04 US Open F: d. Hewitt, 6-0, 7-6, 6-0
• '05 Wimbledon F: d. Roddick, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4
• '05 US Open F: d. Agassi, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1
• '06 Australian Open F: d. Baghdatis, 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2

Federer would eventually lose his eighth major final at Roland Garros in 2006 to Rafael Nadal, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Alcaraz's penchant for winning important finals isn't restricted to just Grand Slams, either—he's also 7-1 in his career in Masters 1000 finals.

And the only loss in that record could easily have gone his way, as he fell to Novak Djokovic in the final of Cincinnati in 2023, 5-7, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4), after not only leading by a set and a break at 7-5, 4-2 but also having had a match point at 6-5 in the second set tie-break.

At three hours and 49 minutes, that Cincinnati final broke the record for longest best-of-three-set final on the ATP Tour since 1990.

In terms of overall "big" finals, Alcaraz is now 12-2 in his career, having also fallen to Djokovic in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics last year, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2). So broken down by opponent, he's now 2-2 against Djokovic in "big" finals and 10-0 against everyone else.