The French Open wrapped this past weekend with rising stars Coco Gauff and Carlos Alcaraz cementing their places in tennis history. Both athletes pulled off major wins in record-setting matches, showing off not just talent, but mental toughness that resonated beyond the clay courts of Roland Garros.

Alcaraz, 22, took down world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in an epic five-set final that lasted just under five and a half hours—the longest men’s final in French Open history, according to the  Associated Press. After being down two sets and facing three match points, the Spanish phenom staged a gutsy comeback to claim his second straight Roland Garros title.

“I just believed all the time,” Alcaraz told ESPN. “I never doubted myself, even in those match points down. I thought, just one point at a time. Just one point and then after one point, try to save that game and keep believing. That’s what I thought.”

The victory also marks Alcaraz’s ffifth Grand Slam title overall, further solidifying his reputation as the future of men’s tennis—and possibly its present.

On the women’s side, 21-year-old Coco Gauff dominated Aryna Sabalenka in a high-energy showdown. Gauff’s win makes her the first American woman to take home the French Open title since Serena Williams did in 2015, per The Athletic. She’s also the first woman in tennis history to win her first two Grand Slam titles after dropping the first set in both finals—a flex in resilience if there ever was one.

“I didn’t think, honestly, that I could do it,” Gauff said on the court. “But I’m gonna quote Tyler the Creator right here. He said, ‘If I ever told you I had a doubt inside me, I must be lying.’ I’d like to leave that with you guys. I think I was lying to myself and I definitely could do it.”

Between Alcaraz’s marathon match and Gauff’s poetic mic drop, the 2025 French Open delivered a tournament to remember.