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PARIS — It is a photogenic place, Roland Garros. The red clay takes on different guises depending on the light and the hour. The players strain, stretch and, above all, slide. There are intense emotions on the court and in the stands, which are more and more packed unless you’re talking about the Philippe Chatrier Court during the lunch window.

This year, it was all capped by a pair of memorable singles finals. The first was low in consistency but high in drama with Coco Gauff defeating a combustible Aryna Sabalenka in the wind. The second was one of the most extraordinary matches ever played with Carlos Alcaraz shrugging off three championship points and a two-set deficit to reel in Jannik Sinner.

Here’s to the photographers who captured so much in Paris this year:

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Nadal, the king of kings of clay, says a moving farewell to Roland Garros.

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Celebrating Nadal on high.

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Ben Shelton digs deep on the Greenhouse court.

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Cléo Ginterdaele, age 14, one of the first two wheelchair athletes to be a French Open ball kid.

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Aryna Sabalenka meets her public, or a reflection of her public.

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Coco Gauff. Earth and air.

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Damir Dzumhur focuses against Alcaraz.

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Wildcard Loïs Boisson on one of the most surprising runs in tennis history.

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It starts to sink in for Coco Gauff.

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Sinner moments after his epic defeat.

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After 5 hours and 29 minutes, Alcaraz becomes one with the trophy.

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