Alcaraz beats Sinner to lift US Open 2025 as Trump watches on

Alcaraz returns to No.1 spot aft winning his 5th Grand Slam rubric and 2nd of 2025 successful 4 sets successful New York.

Carlos Alcaraz pulled disconnected a calm yet ferocious show to extremity his large rival Jannik Sinner’s reign and triumph the US Open men’s singles final successful 4 sets successful beforehand of a sell-out assemblage astatine the Arthur Ashe Stadium successful New York.

Alcaraz claimed his 2nd US Open rubric with a 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 triumph connected Sunday arsenic US President Donald Trump watched on with his entourage and caused a hold successful the lucifer commencement clip owed to extended information checks for the spectators.

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In a cleanable echo of the triumph that archetypal propelled him to the fig 1 spot successful 2022, Alcaraz’s 2nd New York rubric lifted him backmost to the apical of the satellite rankings arsenic the 22-year-old Spaniard displaced Sinner and took his Grand Slam trophy haul to six.

“I privation to commencement with Jannik, it’s unbelievable what you’re doing the full season, large level during each tourney that you’re playing … I’m seeing you much than my family,” said Alcaraz, who took his win-loss grounds with Sinner to 10-5.

“It’s large to stock a court, to stock the locker room, to stock everything with you.

“I’m conscionable truly arrogant astir the radical I person around. Every accomplishment I’m having is due to the fact that of you, acknowledgment to you … this 1 is yours.”

As grey clouds hovered implicit the iconic Arthur Ashe Stadium, Alcaraz continued to present the sunshine tennis that has lit up Flushing Meadows implicit the past fortnight, consolidating an aboriginal interruption by faking a driblet to deed a victor that wrong-footed Sinner.

He beamed aft pulling disconnected an outrageous half-volley astatine the nett and wrapped up the opening acceptable soon afterwards, finishing it disconnected with a large service that Sinner crashed into the nett arsenic the Italian’s metronomic precision concisely deserted him but Sinner deed backmost to instrumentality the adjacent acceptable aft redeeming an aboriginal interruption point.

It was the 3rd consecutive Grand Slam last betwixt the duo this year.

After missing a fewer steps to driblet his archetypal acceptable of the championship, Alcaraz blasted his mode to a 5-0 vantage successful the 3rd acceptable earlier Sinner got connected the board, and the Spaniard closed it retired with a monster serve.

Sinner conjured up 2 breathtaking volleys successful the opening crippled of the 4th acceptable to roaring applause and held service aft being pushed to the bounds again, but helium cracked nether unit and handed the important interruption to Alcaraz successful the 5th game.

Resembling a flamingo successful afloat formation successful his agleam pinkish vest, Alcaraz soared up to unafraid the triumph connected his 3rd lucifer constituent and celebrated by raising his fists earlier a lukewarm clasp with his rival and chaotic celebrations with his team.

A dejected Sinner was near to contemplate different Grand Slam last nonaccomplishment to Alcaraz this play aft coming up abbreviated successful their French Open epic successful June, though helium bushed the Spaniard to instrumentality his Wimbledon crown the pursuing month.

“A batch of large stages and matches we played this season,” Sinner said aft rapidly composing himself.

“I tried my champion today, I couldn’t bash more.”

Alcaraz celebrates aft defeating Sinner[Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP]