US EditionCarlos Alcaraz's US Open Title Allows Him to Replace Jannik Sinner at No. 1 in the Rankings
Carlos Alcaraz ended Jannik Sinner's 15-month reign by winning his sixth Major title and regaining the ATP World No. 1 ranking two years after first achieving it.
- Carlos Alcaraz won the 2025 U.S. Open men’s singles final in New York on Sunday, September 7, defeating Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.
- Alcaraz reclaimed the ATP No. 1 ranking for the first time in two years, replacing Sinner following his victory and Sinner’s title defense ending.
- Alcaraz clinched his sixth Grand Slam in only 18 tournaments, matching Bjorn Borg’s 1978 record, and hit the final’s fastest serve at 134 mph.
- He said, "I played perfectly," called this the best tournament he has ever played, and praised the high consistency he maintained throughout.
- Alcaraz’s rise confirms his elite status in tennis, though at 22 he acknowledges he still has room to improve to reach his peak.
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Carlos Alcaraz won the final of the U.S. Open on Sunday against defending champion and world leader Jannik Sinner clearly with 6:2, 3:6, 6:1, 6:4.
Carlos Alcaraz’s U.S. Open title pushes him past Jannik Sinner to No. 1 in rankings
Carlos Alcaraz officially returned to No. 1 in the ATP rankings for the first time in two years on Monday, replacing Jannik Sinner there after beating him in the U.S. Open men's final, and Amanda Anisimova jumped five spots to a career-best No. 4 in the WTA after finishing as the runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka.
There was a change at the top of the men's tennis rankings this week when Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz defeated Italian Jannik Sinner in the US Open final and became the world's number one. Tennis expert Margus Uba told Vikerraadio that Alcaraz was undoubtedly the best player in the final slam tournament of the season.
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Carlos Alcaraz's US Open title allows him to replace Jannik Sinner at No. 1 in the rankings
Carlos Alcaraz officially has returned to No. 1 in the ATP rankings for the first time in two years. He replaced Jannik Sinner there on Monday after beating him in the U.S. Open men’s final on Sunday. Amanda Anisimova jumped…
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