There has been a big reaction to this victory, including Rafael Nadal sending a message to Alcaraz<\/a> after his sixth major title win.<\/p>\n As Alcaraz\u2019s celebrations with his team<\/a> continue, former world number one Andy Roddick<\/a> has now revealed what he told him before the final even began.<\/p>\n Alcaraz only dropped one set en route to winning the US Open<\/a> title, and was only broken three times throughout the entire tournament.<\/p>\n Fewest Times Broken En Route to Major Title <\/p>\n 1997 Wimbledon Pete Sampras 2 ADD ALCARAZ to the list \u2013 3!<\/p>\n \u2014 Rob Koenig (@RobKoenigTennis) September 7, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n View Tweet<\/p>\n When discussing the final on his \u2018Served with Andy Roddick\u2019 podcast, Roddick asked Jon Wertheim<\/a> if he thought this was Alcaraz\u2019s best tournament ever.<\/p>\n They both appeared to agree that it was, with Roddick particularly highlighting the serve that he actually spoke to Alcaraz about before the match.<\/p>\n Roddick: Is this Carlos\u2019 best tournament ever?\u2026I mean he lost one set and got broken like three times.<\/p>\n Wertheim responded, \u201cYeah and that wasn\u2019t until the final and then he quickly reset and won the next set 6-1. If there are more levels to this, that\u2019s scary. Sometimes, if there\u2019s any critique on Carlos it\u2019s that sometimes he plays for the fantastic when the routine would be just as good a shot. I got to say this was not\u2026I mean there was some pyrotechnics and there were some great shots. <\/p>\n \u201cThere was that one rally, actually Sinner won it, when Sinner hit that volley with the side spin and Carlos tracked it down. I mean there were the highlight reel points, but I thought this was really extraordinary match generalship. I mean it looked like a completely different player from the Wimbledon final. If there are more levels, I mean holy hell good for us as observers, but that\u2019s really scary for the rest of the field.\u201d<\/p>\n Roddick then gave his own verdict, \u201cHe was just cheating points left and right by bleeding him, that recognition of when was otherworldly, because you don\u2019t have any time to make that decision. Like that\u2019s something you almost have to decide before you do it, and he starts recognising that and doing a charge when it wasn\u2019t even an approach shot, you know, many times. <\/p>\n \u201cThe serve is so, like if you did a side-by-side of serve\u2026I actually talked to him about it this morning in the locker room and he mentioned it and he was like, \u2018Yeah, it\u2019s something that we\u2019ve been working on\u2019. It used to go straight up and down, so he had to kind of shove it one way. He didn\u2019t get a lot of turn on the wide one, he\u2019s rounded out the bottom and he\u2019s like, \u2018It\u2019s so much better, right?\u2019. I\u2019m like, \u2018Well yeah, like it\u2019s so much better\u2019. <\/p>\n \u201cLike it\u2019s insane and then he goes and puts on that serving display that we saw tonight, I mean it was just dominant start to finish\u2026To me this is start to finish the most dominant Slam I\u2019ve seen him play, which is loony tunes, crazy and scary all at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s serving statistics in the US Open final vs Wimbledon final<\/p>\n Alcaraz actually lost in the Wimbledon final to Sinner<\/a>, but he has already made notable big improvements in his serve in less than two months since then.<\/p>\n This is evident in the statistics from the two finals, with Alcaraz improving his serve<\/a> in all but one statistic from the Wimbledon<\/a> final.<\/p>\n This is particularly highlighted by the zero double faults in the US Open final, showcasing how reliable Alcaraz\u2019s serve has become.<\/p>\n Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final vs SinnerAlcaraz in the US Open final vs SinnerAces1510Double Faults70First Serve %53%61%First Serve Win %75%84%Second Serve Win %51%57%Games Broken41<\/p>\n This could be a scary proposition for the rest of the ATP Tour, with Alcaraz now back as world number one.<\/p>\n![\"Carlos](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234206935-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Clive Brunskill\/Getty ImagesWhat Carlos Alcaraz told Andy Roddick about his serve before the US Open final<\/p>\n
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