Donald Trump arrives at US Open men’s final to cheers and boos
Carlos Alcaraz produced what he described as the “perfect” performance against Jannik Sinner to win his second US Open and sixth grand slam title, while reclaiming the World No 1 ranking from his rival with a stunning 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory.
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.
With US president Donald Trump in attendance, and the final delayed by 30 minutes due to security checks that meant the match started while thousands of fans were yet to enter the stadium, Alcaraz was the star attraction as he produced a sensational display.
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
US Open men’s final LIVE: Latest score and updatesUS Open final stats as Carlos Alcaraz dominates to win title
Aces: Sinner, 2 | Alcaraz, 10
Double Faults: Sinner, 4 | Alcaraz, 0
First Serve % In: Sinner, 54/112 (48%) | Alcaraz, 54/89 (61%)
Win % on 1st Serve: Sinner, 37/54 (69%) | Alcaraz, 45/54 (83%)
Win % on 2nd Serve: Sinner, 28/58 (48%) | Alcaraz, 20/35 (57%)
Net points won: Sinner, 19/26 (73%) | Alcaraz, 20/27 (74%)
Break Points Won: Sinner, 1/1 (100%) | Alcaraz, 5/11 (45%)
Receiving Points Won: Sinner, 24/89 (27%) | Alcaraz, 47/112 (42%)
Winners: Sinner, 21 | Alcaraz, 42
Unforced Errors: Sinner, 28 | Alcaraz, 24
Total Points Won: Sinner, 89 | Alcaraz, 112
Jamie Braidwood8 September 2025 10:00
Jannik Sinner excited to ‘chase’ Carlos Alcaraz after losing No 1 ranking
Jannik Sinner reflects on now being in the position of chasing Carlos Alcaraz after having led the world rankings for the past year.
“I’m going to change a couple of things on the serve, just small things, but you know, they can make big differences. Then we see how it goes. I’m looking forward to play again these matches.
“Something new is now I’m not No. 1 anymore, so you know, it also changes a little bit that you chase. It’s different. Then we see.”
Jamie Braidwood8 September 2025 09:01
Jannik Sinner falls at final hurdle looking to defend US Open title
Roger Federer’s record of being the last man to defend the US Open title is safe for another year.
Federer won five in a row between 2004 and 2008 – and there has not been a repeat winner since.
Carlos Alcaraz also snaps Jannik Sinner’s winning run at the hard-court grand slams, after winning two Australian Opens, last year’s US Open, and then returning to this year’s US Open final, Jannik Sinner has won 27 matches in a row on hard-courts at grand slam level.
Federer remains at the top, after reaching 40 wins in a row between 2005 and 2008.
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Jamie Braidwood8 September 2025 08:01
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.
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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
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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Jamie Braidwood8 September 2025 03:00