Carlos Alcaraz kisses the master trophy after the defeat of Jannika Sinner (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Toi in New York: Carlos Alcaraz had various smiles at the Arthur Ashe stadium. Sometimes he grinned, dazzled his own brilliance. At other times he lit up, swept in the energy of the crowd with which he shares electrical connections wherever he goes, but especially in New York, the home of 2.42 million Hispanics. And then there were quieter moments as he stared at the stalls, shook the rocket and let a slow smile get up on his lips. The atmosphere burst. Most of the crowd looked as if they were showing up on the Sunday show Alcaraz, and did not disappoint. Spike Lee jumped to his feet and applauded the Spanish. Steph Curry simply raised his hands and nodded to the championship class that developed on the pitch. Jimmy Connors pushed back on his chair and Stefan Edberg leaned. After it was done – 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6-4 in two hours and 42 minutes – Alcaraz dropped to his mix and laughed. It was a hearty expression. Methodological destruction of the Spanish champion Jannika Sinner in the US Open final sealed his return to the ranking No. 1 for the first time since September 2023. “It was one of the first goals I had during the season, trying to restore No. 1 as soon as possible or end the year as No. 1,” Alcaraz said. “For me, this is a dream again.
What Alcaraz produced on Sunday at Flushing Meadows to record his 13. Direct victory was something he wasn’t ready for. He torn the forehands cross-coour, moved the angles of the smallest edges to catch his opponent for only briefly, and serve almost manial speeds. Sinner managed only 10 points from Alcaraz’s first serving in the match. Alcaraz’s intense focus during the American hard swing was powered by his grasp rivalry with the sinner. 22 -year -old man not only responded to his loss in the Wimbledon final on Sinner; He replied. In that English evening two months ago, Alcaraz lost to a player who wasn’t just stronger that day. Sinner played Alcaraz’s own shots and played them better. After a week break in July, the Spaniard returned to practical courts. He worked on his consistency, learned to discipline his selection of shot, draw out of outrage, and added bite to his portion before heading to Cincinnati. “Just after the Wimbledon finals, I thought I had to improve some specific things if I wanted to beat it,” Alcaraz said. “I spent two weeks before Cincinnati just practiced some things.” “I studied Wimbledon’s finals with my coaches. We talked about what we could do better in this match when I faced him at another time. We noticed everything and worked on it. At the beginning we thought it mattered if he won or won. I just wanted to do the right things. Sinner came to the final with a hard court of Grand Slam record 27-0. It wasn’t lost on Alcaraz and his team. After returning to the Cincinnati competition, Alcaraz, who tends to drift in and out of matches like a weak radio signal, charged with a name and dropped only two sets along the way. In New York, he lost only one set to sin in the finals. The Jannika Sinner’s US Open campaign was a fight, not because of inexperience, but because he dropped a few sets to travel to the finals. In the semifinals against Felix Auger Aliassime appeared from species and needed medical attention to what he later described as a jerk. On Sunday, his fifth consecutive main finals played, Sinner Alcaraz was overcome in four sets. 24 -year -old Italian, who was not physically physically best during the tournament, promised that his game would be less predictable, although it came at the cost of some matches. “Today I was very predictable in court. He did many things, changed his game. That’s his style as he plays,” Sinner said. “Now it will be on me if I want to make changes or not. We will definitely work on it.” Sinner also said that his run to the final showed how much he needed to push out of his comfort zone against players like Alcaraz. “When you always do the same things as I do during this tournament, I did not create one serving volley, did not use many shots and then arrive at the point where you play against Carlos, where you have to come out of the comfort zone,” he said. “I will focus, maybe even if I lose some matches since now, I will try to make some changes and try to be a little unpredictable,” Sinner added. “Sure, my service wasn’t in place today. I felt I was fighting a lot today, but it was already fighting during the tournament,” he said. “One secret is also patience. It’s not like Beijing, I’ll be left -handed.” Sinner’s 65 -week government at the top of the ranking, etc. “I will change a few things to the portion, only small things, but they can make big differences,” he said. “Then we see how it goes. I’m looking forward to playing these matches again. It will be new because I’m no longer no. 1. When you chase, it will change a little.” Last time, Alcaraz found himself in a similar position – shortly in a match that desperately wanted to win – was 12 months ago after he lost the clash of the gold medal with Novak Djokovic at the Paris Olympics. The 22 -year -old man also lost in the second round of the US Open Botic van Zandschulp and managed to win only one tournament two months later in Beijing. His next title came in Rotterdam in February, but only in April Monte Carlo actually found his rhythm again. In New York, Alcaraz took the Sinner page and returned the compliment that the Italian paid him in Wimbledon. However, the Spaniard did not reflect the consistency and efficiency of the sinner. He simply sharpened his own game and increased his accuracy. The final, since Alcaraz and Sinner became the first players in the open era to attack three Grand Slam games in the same season, as a result of President Donald Trump’s arrival came to the late start. Alcaraz broke the sinner in the opening game to set the tone for the match. The 24 -year -old man aroused hope in the second set, but the mismatch in his play throughout New York, not only in the final, began to appear. When he broke in the second game of the third set, he looked again in charge and bullying Italian with his power and location.
