Carlos Alcaraz ended the reign of Jannik Sinner with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win to claim the U.S. Open title on Sunday (September 7, 2025) 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 primary spot in 2022, Alcaraz’s second New York title lifted him again to the highest of the world rankings because the 22-year-old Spaniard displaced Sinner and took his Grand Slam trophy haul to six.
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 web because the Italian’s metronomic precision briefly abandoned him.
With U.S. President Donald Trump watching from a luxurious field within the stands and including one other layer of spectacle to the third straight Grand Slam last between the duo this 12 months, Sinner hit again to take the subsequent set after saving an early break level.
After lacking a couple of steps to drop his first set of the championship, Alcaraz blasted his means to a 5-0 benefit within the third set earlier than Sinner bought 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 below 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.
