Alcaraz Conquers the 2025 US Open and Solidifies His Dominance in World Tennis
New York – Carlos Alcaraz, with a radiant smile and arms raised, celebrated his victory at the 2025 US Open. The Spaniard prevailed in an epic final against Jannik Sinner, in front of a crowd of 24,000 spectators at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The match, which was decided with a score of 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, was Alcaraz’s sixth Grand Slam title. The final represented the third consecutive encounter between both tennis players in a Grand Slam final, marking a milestone in world tennis. Ticket prices reached stratospheric figures, with the number one in the world at stake.
The rivalry between Alcaraz and Sinner, characterized by respect and friendship off the court, has defined the new era of men’s tennis.
“I see you more than my family,” Alcaraz joked during the awards ceremony, addressing Sinner.
Carlos Alcaraz
Alcaraz’s victory over Djokovic in the semi-finals, with a score of 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2, demonstrated the difficulty of facing the two best players in the world today.
“It will be very difficult for me in the future to overcome the obstacle of Sinner [and] Alcaraz, in the best of five [in] the Grand Slams,” Djokovic declared.
Novak Djokovic
The 2025 US Open final marked the first season since 2002 in which no member of the “Big Three” (Djokovic, Federer, and Nadal) reached a Grand Slam final, evidencing the generational shift in tennis.
The Alcaraz-Sinner duo has dominated the circuit, winning the last eight Grand Slam titles, with four titles each since the beginning of the 2024 season.Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have won the last eight Grand Slam titles.In 2023, Alcaraz already had two Grand Slam titles, while Sinner had reached his first semifinal. Djokovic, for his part, had won three of the four Grand Slam titles that year.
Sinner, after winning the Australian Open in 2024, initiated the “Sincaraz” era of dominance.
In the last eight Grand Slam finals, Alcaraz and Sinner have faced Djokovic, Taylor Fritz, Daniil Medvedev, and Alexander Zverev.“We know they are the two best players in the world,” said Novak Djokovic.Other players like Jack Draper, Jakub Menšík, Casper Ruud, and Ben Shelton have shown their potential. Shelton, 22 years old, has won three titles and reached two Grand Slam semi-finals. Brazilian Joao Fonseca is also considered a future contender.This year, Sinner won the Australian Open and Wimbledon, while Alcaraz took the Wimbledon and US Open titles.The point difference between Alcaraz, Sinner, and the rest of the ranking is significant, with a gap of almost 5,000 points compared to Zverev, who is in third place.With his victory, Alcaraz will take the number 1 ranking spot from Sinner.During the US Open, both players demonstrated impressive dominance, with Alcaraz winning 98% of his service games. In the final, this achievement marked the second time in the Open Era that two men have shared all the Grand Slam titles in two consecutive seasons, a milestone previously achieved only by Federer and Nadal in 2006 and 2007.
Competition in tennis is fierce, and although Medvedev had a moment of success, consistency is difficult to maintain. In this context, the question is whether anyone will be able to challenge Alcaraz and Sinner in the near future.
“I think Sinner and Alcaraz will dominate in the next three or four years,” said Patrick McEnroe.
