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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New video emerges of the three london terrorists, filmed outside a gym days before their attack. It comes as three more arrests are made. Also in the next hour, Inside Afghanistan the bbc gains rare access into helmand province, and life under the taliban. And the one place where you never want to be the star attraction, as the museum of failure opens its doors. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. In one of the most politically explosive Hearings Washington has seen, the former director of the fbi has accused white house staff of lying. James comey, who was fired by President Trump, was giving evidence to a Senate Committee which is trying to establish whether there was russian interference in last years election, and whether mrtrumps Campaign Team colluded in that effort. When i was appointed fbi director in 2013, i understood that i served at the pleasure of the president. Even though i was appointed to a ten year term, which congress created in order to underscore the importance o