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Carlos Alcaraz powers past Jannik Sinner in four sets to win US Open * Spaniard wins final 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 * Alcaraz new world No 1 after victory When Carlos Alcaraz is fully focused and his impossibly complete game is in full flow, nothing in the world can stop him. As he has spent the early years of his career collecting major titles at a breathless pace, this has been clear for a long time. On the biggest stage in tennis, he reinforced the sentiment with a stupendous performance against his greatest rival, completely outplaying Jannik Sinner, the No 1 and defending champion, to lift his second US Open title with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win. At the end of the most spectacular summer of his career, Alcaraz will replace Sinner as the new No 1, returning to the top ranking for the first time in two years. The 22-year-old also continues to mark himself as one of the greatest young players in the history of the sport: he is the second-youngest man in the Open era to earn six grand slam titles, trailing only Björn Borg. He is also already the fourth man in history to win multiple grand slam titles on all three surfaces. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/07/carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-us-open-final-tennis?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu