After the historical and epic French Open final on Sunday between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, it’s clear that the future of the sport is in good hands after the fading of the Big 3 of Roger Federer,

The takeaways from Carlos Alcaraz’s fifth-set tiebreaker victory over Jannik Sinner in the French Open men’s final are multiple and significant.

Men’s tennis was supposed to be dull, dull, dull right now. Seriously! We’re all supposed to be hating it. Not long ago, tennis fans used to dread this moment: the dying embers of the glorious “Big Three” era.