Carlos Alcaraz defeats Jannik Sinner to win US Open and become new World Number 1

Carlos Alcaraz claimed his sixth major trophy overall at the U.S. Open on Sunday after defeating No. 1 Jannik Sinner. It is his second of 2025 following his victory over Sinner at the French Open.

The showdown between Sinner and Alcaraz who will now be No. 1 marked the first time in tennis history that the same two men played each other in three consecutive Grand Slam finals within a single season.

Alcaraz won the first set 6-2 in 37 minutes once the match finally began after a delay caused by extra security measures for President Trump, who watched the match from a suite at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City.

Sinner, the 24-year-old defending champion from Italy, then took the second set 6-3. That was the first and only set Alcaraz lost in his seven matches at the tournament.

The third set was dominated by Alcaraz, who took it 6-1.

Alcaraz then closed out the championship with a 6-4 win in the fourth set.

Since May, Alcaraz has won 36 of 37 contests. The one loss was to Sinner at Wimbledon also Alcaraz’s first defeat in a Slam final. Alcaraz leads the tour in wins (60) and titles (six) in 2025 and has reached the finals at his past eight tournaments.

The 22-year-old from Spain won his first Slam title in New York in 2022 as a teenager after defeating Sinner in the quarterfinals that year.

Even though both are quite young, theirs is already quite a remarkable rivalry. This was the eighth consecutive major title and 10th of the past 13 that has ended up in the hands of Sinner or Alcaraz.

Source: cbsnews