Carlos Alcaraz captured the US Open title on 7 September 2025, defeating defending champion Jannik Sinner and reclaiming the world No. 1 ranking. He did not drop a set across the entire fortnight in New York.
A final decided across four tense sets
Alcaraz began with ruthless precision, taking the opening set 6-2 while committing just three unforced errors and losing two points on serve. Sinner responded by breaking early in the second set, levelling the match at one set all. A delayed start had kept fans at the gates for half an hour as extra security was cleared.
The Spaniard then rediscovered his best level, racing through the third set 6-1 behind dominant serving and relentless baseline pressure. Across the match he struck 41 winners to Sinner's 21, winning 83 percent of his first-serve points.
In the fourth set, serving at 5-4, Alcaraz earned three match points. Sinner saved the first two — including one with a backhand return that clipped the line — but could not repel the third. A final unanswerable serve sealed the victory in two hours and 42 minutes.
A sixth major crowns a historic rivalry
The title was Alcaraz's sixth Grand Slam and his second at Flushing Meadows, mirroring his 2022 breakthrough that first made him world No. 1. It ended Sinner's 27-match hard-court Grand Slam winning streak and made them the first pair in history to contest three straight major finals in a single season.
"I'm seeing you more than my family," Alcaraz told Sinner at the trophy ceremony, capturing the warmth of a rivalry that has shaped the sport. Sinner replied simply, "You were better than me."
The New York triumph avenged his only loss in a major final, against Sinner at Wimbledon two months earlier. It stood as one more step in a young career already built on historic surfaces.
