he only lost three games in the final two sets, as he fulfilled what he called his childhood dream and emulated one of his heroes and compatriot, rafael nadal. winning a grand slam is always special. winning yourfirst grand slam is always super special. but in roland garros, knowing that all the tennis, all the spanish players who have won this tournament, and to be able to put my name on that amazing list is something unbelievable. it s something that i dream about being in this position since i started playing tennis, since i was five, six years old. so it s a great, great feeling. he s a beast, he s an animal, for sure. and the intensity he plays tennis at is different towards other people. you know, he can do so many different things, right? i think he changes tactics a lot and starts to play a lot higher and deeper in the fifth set. for me to not create as much power, especially with the shadows on the court, it was slower again. but he s a fantastic player, and physic
carlos is the new king on clay. alcaraz beats zverev for a first french open title. at the men s t20 world cup, india have it all to do against pakistan, and we ll get more on england s faltering campaign. a super scottish send off. next stop germany and euro 2024 forjohn mcginn and co. and i am at the european athletics championships in rome, where britain already have one gold medal, and there are hopes for more tonight. thanks forjoining us. we have been treated to an epic men s singles final at roland garros this afternoon, where after more than four hours and five sets of tennis, carlos alcaraz is the new french open champion. he beat alexander zverev to win a third grand slam title in a match that swung one way then the other then back again, as craig templeton reports. three names have loomed largest in men s tennis for decades. nadal, djokovic, federer. the first french open in final without any of them since 200a. for carlos alcaraz and alexander zverev, the time is
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have an outright majority. and, election campaigning continues in the uk, cabinet minister mel stride insists rishi sunak apologised unequivocally for leaving d day events early and the labour party pledges to build more prisons. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello. welcome along to this sunday sportsday on bbc news. i m ben croucher. coming up. the men s singles final has gone the distance at roland garros. will carlos alcaraz or alexander zverev win a first french open? at the men s t20 world cup we ll have the latest from india pakistan and we ll get more on england s faltering campaign just two games in. a super scottish send off. next stop germany and euro 2024 forjohn mcginn and co. and forjohn mcginn and co. i am at the european athle championships and i am at the european athletics championships in rome where britain already have one gold medal and there are hopes for more tonight. hello there, thanks for your company. the men s singles final at the french open wa