Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after beating Jannik Sinner to win the 2025 US Open. (AP)
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the US Open final on Sunday at Flushing Meadows, claiming his second trophy at the venue and sixth major overall. The victory also marked their third consecutive Grand Slam final matchup of the season, with Alcaraz reclaiming the No 1 ranking from Sinner. Alcaraz now leads their head-to-head series 10-5, holds more major trophies at 6-4, and has won two US Open championships to Sinner’s one. The 22-year-old Spaniard completed the victory in 2 hours and 42 minutes. By winning the 2025 US Open title, Carlos Alcaraz (and Aryna Sabalenka in the women’s section) won $5 million, record prize money in the tournament’s history. It went up from $3.6 million last year. The rivals have dominated men’s tennis recently, collecting eight consecutive Slam trophies and 10 of the last 13.
This match made tennis history as the first time two men faced each other in three consecutive Slam finals within a single season. Novak Djokovic, whom Alcaraz defeated on Friday, claimed the other three during this period.