NEW YORK: Carlos Alcaraz ended the reign of Jannik Sinner with a 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 victory to say the US Open title once more on Sunday (Sep 7) and tighten his grip on the era-defining rivalry between the torch-bearers of the boys’s sport.
In an ideal echo of the triumph that first propelled him to the world primary spot in 2022, Alcaraz’s New York title took him again to the highest of the rankings because the 22-year-old Spaniard displaced Sinner and lifted his Grand Slam trophy haul to 6.
It made him the second youngest man within the skilled period that started in 1968 to win six majors, after Bjorn Borg, and in addition snapped Sinner’s staggering 27-match successful run at hardcourt majors to dent the Italian’s glowing season.
The Spaniard, who turned heads together with his shock buzz reduce in the beginning of the match, departs because the toast of New York on a 13-match successful streak with seven titles and solely six defeats in 2025.
“I wish to begin with Jannik, it is unbelievable what you are doing the entire season, nice degree throughout each match that you simply’re enjoying … I am seeing you greater than my household,” stated Alcaraz, who took his win-loss document with Sinner to 10-5.
“It is nice to share a court docket, to share the locker room, to share every little thing with you.
“I am simply actually proud in regards to the individuals I’ve round. Each achievement I am having is due to you, due to you … this one is yours.”
SUNSHINE TENNIS
As gray clouds hovered over the long-lasting Arthur Ashe Stadium, Alcaraz continued to ship the sunshine tennis that has lit up Flushing Meadows during the last fortnight, consolidating an early break by faking a drop to hit a winner that wrong-footed Sinner.
He beamed after pulling off an outrageous half-volley on the web and wrapped up the opening set shortly afterwards, ending it off with a giant serve that Sinner crashed into the online because the Italian’s metronomic precision briefly abandoned him.
With US President Donald Trump watching from a luxury box within the stands and including one other layer of spectacle to the third straight Grand Slam closing between the duo this yr, Sinner hit again to take the following set after saving an early break level.
After dropping his first set of the slam, Alcaraz turned up the ability and bludgeoned his method to a 5-0 benefit within the third set earlier than Sinner obtained on the board, and the Spaniard closed it out with a monster serve.
Sinner conjured up two breathtaking volleys within the opening sport of the fourth set to roaring applause and held serve after being pushed to the restrict once more, however he cracked underneath strain and handed the essential break to Alcaraz within the fifth sport.
Resembling a flamingo in full flight in his brilliant pink vest, Alcaraz soared forward to safe the victory on his third match level and celebrated by elevating his fists earlier than a heat embrace together with his rival and wild celebrations together with his staff.
A dejected Sinner was left to ponder one other Grand Slam closing loss to Alcaraz this season after developing brief of their French Open epic in June, though he beat the Spaniard to take his Wimbledon crown the next month.
“Quite a lot of large levels and matches we performed this season,” Sinner, who started the Grand Slam season by successful the Australian Open title in January, stated after shortly composing himself.
“I attempted my greatest as we speak, I could not do extra.”
