Just eight weeks after Alcaraz’s defeat to Sinner in the Wimbledon final, the Spaniard triumphed in New York in what was the third consecutive grand slam final between the pair.
The 22-year-old becomes the second-youngest man to reach six grand slam titles, after Bjorn Borg, as well as only the fourth man to win multiple grand slam titles on the three different surfaces.
Alcaraz said it had been his best-ever tournament and agreed with the assessment of his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero that he had ben faultless to earn revenge against Sinner after the Wimbledon final.
“He's right. I think I played perfect,” Alcaraz said. “If I want to win, you know, the US Open, if I want to beat Jannik, I have to play perfect, and I think he was right.” Follow the latest analysis and reaction from the US Open below
Carlos Alcaraz's coach reveals 15-day plan to beat Jannik Sinner in US Open final
Carlos Alcaraz’s coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, revealed how they studied past matches against Jannik Sinner following the defeat and Wimbledon and trained with purpose of beating the Italian at the US Open.
“Let's say we watch little bit the matches, Roland Garros and Wimbledon. We try to see the little things that we can improve to play against Jannik,” Ferrero said.
“I think it was very important, because we maybe practiced for 15 days, like, very focused on the details that we have to improve to play against Jannik.
“We know that in this kind of surface, on hard courts, Jannik is always very difficult to play and winning a lot of matches.
“I think it helps a lot, because [Carlos] realised what he has to improve a lot, and I was very focused on it.”
Jamie Braidwood8 September 2025 07:15
Carlos Alcaraz returns to World No 1 at US Open
Jannik Sinner had held the World No 1 ranking since reaching the top spot in June 2024, holding the position for 65 consecutive weeks, and including the three months he was sidelined for serving a doping ban.
But with his victory at the US Open, Carlos Alcaraz is back at World No 1. The Spaniard returns to the top for the first time since September 2023.
The first time he turned World No 1, Alcaraz also won the US Open, having beaten Casper Ruud to win his first grand slam title in 2022.
Jamie Braidwood8 September 2025 07:01
Carlos Alcaraz's route to US Open title
d. Reilly Opelka 6-4 7-5 6-4
d. Mattia Bellucci 6-1 6-0 6-3
d. [32] Luciano Darderi 6-2 6-4 6-0
d. Arthur Rinderknech 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4
QF d. [20] Jiri Lehecka 6-4 6-2 6-4
SF d. [7] Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6(4) 6-2
F d. [1] Jannik Sinner 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4
Time on court: 14 hours, 39 minutes
Sets won: 21-1
Jamie Braidwood8 September 2025 06:01
Carlos Alcaraz reveals he planned Jannik Sinner revenge since Wimbledon
Carlos Alcaraz said he started thinking about how he could beat Jannik Sinner at the US Open straight after his Wimbledon final defeat.
“Right after the match I just thought that I need to improve some things if I want to beat him,” Alcaraz said.
But right after the match it felt like, okay, when I start practicing, I just wanted to practice this, this, this, and this.
“I just thought about the specific things I want to improve if I want to beat Jannik. So I just spent two weeks before Cincinnati just practicing specific some things about my game that I need or I felt like I need to improve if I want to beat Jannik.”
Jamie Braidwood8 September 2025 05:01
Carlos Alcaraz delighted with his consistency at US Open
Carlos Alcaraz believes he found his best-ever level during the whole of the US Open, with the 22-year-old dropping just one set, to Jannik Sinner, as he marched to the title.
“I feel that way. I feel like this is the best tournament. Since the first rounds to the end of the tournament, the best tournament so far that I have ever played.
“The consistency of my level during the whole tournament has been really, really high, which I'm really proud of, because it's something that I've been working on, to be really consistent. I think this tournament I saw that.”
Jamie Braidwood8 September 2025 04:00
'Predictable' Jannik Sinner vows to change up game in bid to beat Carlos Alcaraz
An interesting response from Jannik Sinner to his defeat in the US Open final, with the Italian saying he is prepared to get out of his comfort zone and is even willing to lose matches in order to become more “unpredictable” when he plays Carlos Alcaraz.
“Well, I was very predictable today on court. He did many things, he changed up the game,” Sinner said.
“That's also his style of how he plays. Now it's going to be on me if I want to make changes or not, you know? We are going to work on that.
“I'm going to aim to, you know, maybe even losing some matches from now on, but trying to do some changes trying to be a bit more unpredictable as a player, because I think that's what I have to do, trying to become a better tennis player.”
Jamie Braidwood8 September 2025 03:49
Carlos Alcaraz's message to his team and family after winning US Open
“To my team and family, I’m lucky to have you guys. Honoured to be honest. The hard work you do to make me even better. Not only in the professional part, but also the personal part as well. I’m really proud about the people I have around.
“ Every achievement I have is because of you. This one is also yours. My team.. I’m really lucky to have part of my family here. My brother, uncle, father, mother.. my little brothers are at home watching as well. The support I’m receiving from you is great. Thank you very much.”
Jamie Braidwood8 September 2025 03:00
'I played perfect': Carlos Alcaraz on US Open victory over Jannik Sinner
Carlos Alcaraz agrees with the assessment of his coach, the former World No 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero, that he played a “perfect” match against Jannik Sinner.
“Well, it's great when you make your coach feeling like that way,” Alcaraz said. “It is not easy. He has a big status. He always want me to play at my best, and not too many times I would say he said that, that I played perfectly. So for me, it's a great win.
“But yeah, he's right. I think I played perfect. I played perfectly. I mean, I got to say that. If I want to win, you know, the US Open, if I want to beat Jannik, I have to play perfect, and I think he was right.”
Jamie Braidwood8 September 2025 02:13
Jannik Sinner: 'He was doing everything better'
Jannik Sinner explains the difference facing Carlos Alcaraz today than at Wimbledon, when he defeated his rival in four sets.
“He has improved. I felt like was a bit cleaner today. You know, the things what I did well in London, he did better today.
“I felt like he was doing everything slightly better today, especially serving, both sides, both swings very clean. That's it, you know. I give lots of credit to him, because he handled the situation better than I did.
“He raised his level when he had to. I'm still proud of myself, about the season I'm playing and making. But yeah, he played better than me today.”
Jamie Braidwood8 September 2025 02:00
'You were better than me': Sinner on Alcaraz performance
Eight weeks on from Sinner’s win over Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final, Alcaraz ended the Italian’s winning run in the hard-court grand slams at 27 matches, revenge served with a display of thumping serves and brilliant shot-making.
Sinner was subdued, but Alcaraz was too good, with this his sixth win over his rival in their last seven meetings. “You were better than me,” Sinner said. “I tried my best today. I couldn’t do more.”
Jamie Braidwood8 September 2025 01:30
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