Carlos Alcaraz holds the championship trophy as Jannik Sinner looks

Carlos Alcaraz holds the championship trophy as Jannik Sinner looks on. (AP Photo)

Overall, he’s won only once against the 22-year-old Spaniard in eight matches (at Wimbledon), coming at Wimbledon earlier in the year. On hard courts, arguably Sinner’s best surface, the record stands at 0-4. In the title match, he hit 10 aces and won 83% of his first-serve points.

We’re definitely gonna work on that,” said Sinner in the post-match press conference. “This is the ultimate test for Jannik Sinner, and it looks like it’s going to be for quite a while,” Chanda Rubin said on Tennis Channel. Worryingly for the Italian, Sinner’s record in the last two years has been poor against Alcaraz. He changed up the game. That’s also his style of how he plays. Now it’s gonna be on me if I want to make changes or not. To be fair to Sinner, Alcaraz, who was labelled a ‘servebot’ during the Wimbledon final run, was more lethal on the serve this time around. He didn’t drop a single set enroute to the final. With that in consideration, it would be no surprise if Sinner tries to mend his game to counter Alcaraz’s style. The Italian’s approach is to hit through the ball, power past the opponent and with conditions not suitable for that on the covered Arthur Ashe Stadium, he couldn’t make inroads. Alcaraz, meanwhile, is someone who has plenty of shots in his arsenal – he can out-hit the opponent, he can find the angles, he can go cross court and maybe the biggest weapon are the audacious drop shots out of nowhere. “The problems that Alcaraz presents, and how he can disrupt play and how he can keep Sinner off balance. Now, it’s on Sinner to see what he can add and continue to improve.”

“I was very predictable on court today.

Sinner Plans Strategic Changes in Play Style

Jannik Sinner has announced a shift in his approach to the game, indicating that he might intentionally lose some matches as part of his strategy. The Italian player aims to become more unpredictable on the court, stating, “I’m gonna aim… maybe even lose some matches from now on, but trying to do some changes. To be a bit more unpredictable as a player. That’s what I have to do, trying to become a better tennis player. At the end of the day that’s my main goal.” This decision reflects Sinner’s commitment to his development as a player.