French Open review: Sinner-Alcaraz final for the ages and Sabalenka's salty shade

Tennis Unfiltered

Calvin Betton, George Bellshaw and James Gray are back together again for a review of the French Open at Roland Garros, culminating in two memorable singles finals for quite different reasons.

01:10 - Alcaraz's Historic Victory: Breaking down Carlos Alcaraz victory over Jannik Sinner in five sets.

04:53 - Debating the Match's Greatness: Where George and Calvin clash on where this final ranks in tennis history

12:15 - Men's final analysis: A deeper dive into tactical approaches and execution under pressure

20:11 - The Impact of Crowd Dynamics: Did the Philippe Chatrier crowd lift Alcaraz to victory or affect Sinner's mindset?

29:47 - Future of Men's Tennis Rivalries: Who can come through, if anyone, to challenge Sinner and Alcaraz?

34:07 - The Women's Final: Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka in an error-strewn final

46:47 - Sabalenka's press conference was classless or honest?: Analysing Aryna Sabalenka's post-match comments and media reaction

51:34 - Two doubles finals of quality and drama: Calvin breaks down the two doubles finals

55:37 - Hawkeye and Line Calls: The French Open's Technology Debate: Why doesn't Roland Garros use HawkEye?

01:03:26 - TNT Coverage and Commentary Quality: Critiquing broadcast quality and commentary insights after TNT announce they will cover the French Open until 2030.

01:11:25 - Nadal vs. New Generation: Was John McEnroe right that Alcaraz and Sinner would beat prime Nadal, even on clay? The changing of the guard at Roland Garros

01:17:06 - Head-to-Head Challenge: James takes on Calvin in a grass-themed quiz set by George

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