Welcome to the NBO in Focus. Every week, we will keep you updated on all the action on the ATP Tour as we build towards the National Bank Open in Toronto, which takes place from Jul. 26 to Aug. 7.
Days until National Bank Open: 46
Alcaraz wins historic final at Roland-Garros
On Sunday, Carlos Alcaraz successfully defended his title at Roland-Garros in dramatic fashion.
After dropping the first two sets, Alcaraz roared back to beat Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2) to win in Paris for the second-straight year.
Down 5-3 in the third set, the champion fended off three match points to put momentum back on his side. Alcaraz became the third man in the Open Era to save at least one championship point en route to winning a Grand Slam. He is also the ninth man to rally from two sets down to win a major final.
In the end, the five-set classic was the longest Roland-Garros final of the Open Era at 5 hours and 29 minutes. It was the first Roland-Garros final ever decided by a fifth-set tiebreak.
The match was also the second-longest Grand Slam final ever, behind the 5 hour and 53-minute marathon between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at the 2012 Australian Open.
With the win, the 22-year-old claims his 20th title and fifth Grand Slam championship of his career.
It's the first time in his career that Sinner has lost a Grand Slam final, and the fifth consecutive time that he has lost to Alcaraz.
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Coming up on tour
ATP 250 - Stuttgart
The Boss Open begins Monday in Stuttgart, Germany.
Alexander Zverev is the tournament’s top seed, while American Taylor Fritz enters as the No. 2.
Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov are two of the seeds in the tournament.
Auger-Aliassime is the fourth seed and will receive a bye to the round of 16. He is looking to bounce back after giving up a two-set lead in his first-round loss to Matteo Arnaldi at Roland-Garros.
Shapovalov is the tournament's fifth seed and will take on Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech in the first round. Shapovalov reached the second round at Roland-Garros but lost to Filip Misolic in a five-set thriller after dropping the first two sets.
American Ben Shelton rounds out the top five seeds at the event.
ATP 250 - 's-Hertogenbosch
The Libema Open is also set to begin on Monday.
Former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev enters as the top seed, still searching for his first title of the season. Frenchman Ugo Humbert is the No. 2 seed, while Karen Khachanov, Alexei Popyrin, and Hubert Hurkacz round out the top five.
Canadian Gabriel Diallo will make his first appearance at the tournament and defeated No. 79 Aleksander Vukic in the first round on Monday. The Montreal native is coming off an impressive first round upset over Francisco Cerundolo at Roland-Garros before falling in the second round to Tallon Griekspoor.
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All winners from last week:
Roland-Garros
● Men’s Singles: Carlos Alcaraz* (1/20) d. Jannik Sinner
● Men’s Doubles: Horacio Zeballos/Marcel Granollers d. Joe Salisbury/Neal Skupski
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Feature Photo : Martin Sidorjak
