Carlos Alcaraz said he could hold his head high despite being unseated from his Wimbledon throne by Jannik Sinner on Sunday and the Spaniard praised their hot rivalry for being several notches higher than the others on the men's tour.

Jannik Sinner had three consecutive match points in the fourth set of the French Open final before Carlos Alcaraz prevailed in a five-hour, twenty-nine-minute thriller, widely regarded as one of the greatest major finals ever.

Sinner defeated Alcaraz for the Wimbledon title -- the latest in a back-and-forth rivalry that will continue to entertain.