Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, to claim his sixth major title and second at the US Open in New York on September 7.. The 22-year-old Alcaraz hit all the high notes and kept his rival at bay across the pair’s 15th career meeting to also bag the World No.1 ranking.
Alcaraz and Sinner have dominated the majors since the start of 2024, winning each of the last eight, but it is the Spaniard who has taken hold of his iconic rivalry with Sinner, snagging seven of the pair’s last eight meetings, five of their last six finals, and two of the three major finals they contested in 2025.
The US Open triumph makes Alcaraz the second youngest male player in history to claim six major titles, and enables a triumphant return to the top of the ATP rankings. Alcaraz will begin his 37th week at No. 1 on September 8, returning to the top spot for the first time since September 2023. Moreover, Alcaraz has become the fourth player in history to have won multiple major titles on all three surfaces (two on hard, two on clay and two on grass). He joins Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Mats Wilander on the list. Sinner, who was on a 27-match winning streak at hard-court majors before the final was bidding to become just the seventh man in the Open Era to win three Grand Slam singles titles in the same season. By reaching the final in New York, the Australian Open and Wimbledon champion he has already become the youngest man in the Open Era to play the final at all four majors in a season: Sinner also reached the final at Roland Garros, where he held three championship points before falling to Alcaraz in an all-time classic.
Alcaraz was crisp from the get-go, and as a result, Sinner’s troubles started early, the Italian facing his first break point just four minutes into the final.
