Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 25, 2022 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz reacts during his second round match against Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - Sixth seed Carlos Alcaraz clawed back from the brink of a shock second-round defeat at the French Open on Wednesday to outlast fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas in a five-set marathon that fully tested his title credentials.
The 19-year-old, who has taken the tennis world by storm this year, survived a match point in the fourth set before working his way back to win 6-1 6-7(7) 5-7 7-6(2) 6-4 in a match lasting over four hours and a half hours.
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