'Existing tennis strongest' Carlos Alcaras (World No. 2, Spain) put his sixth star on his chest.
Alcaras won the U.S. Open tennis tournament final at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on the 7th (6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4) after a 2:42 match.
Alcaras, who won Wimbledon in 2023, Wimbledon and French Open in 2024, and French Open and U.S. Open this year, won his sixth Grand Slam title at the age of 22 years and 125 days. It is the youngest second place record after Björn barley, which was called 'Ice barley'. His idol Rafael Nadal (retired) is 118 days younger than when he achieved his sixth Grand Slam. 'Big 3' Nadal, Roger Federer (retired) and Novak Djokovic (seventh, Serbia) are breaking records one by one. The Spanish daily `Marca' writes 'Alcaras is likely to become the greatest player in history' in his own way. We are now living in the time of Alcaras.
Alcaras continued to have the upper hand against rival Sinner, who is two years older. He has 10 wins and 5 losses in his career and 4 wins and 2 losses in major tournaments. Cinner won the Australian Open and the U.S. Open last year, and the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year. As the current second round, the number of major wins this year was tied at 2 to 2.
With the win, Alcaras is expected to beat Cinner in the men's ATP rankings, which are set to be announced, to reclaim the top spot for the first time in more than two years since August 2023. Cinner has been at the top of the rankings for about a year and three months since June 2024.
Alcaras earned 5 million dollars (about 6.9 billion won) in prize money. The total prize money for the U.S. Open is 90 million dollars (about 124.7 billion won).
With rain tracking down on the day of the final, the final was delayed for more than 30 minutes due to increased security measures due to the attendance of U.S. President Donald Trump.
High-level matches such as the French Open and Wimbledon finals were expected earlier this year, but they were somewhat bland from the first set. He lightly grabbed the first set 6-2, with a strong serve and a strong forehand exceeding 200 kilometers per hour. Alcaras, who lost 3-6 in the second set, won 6-1 in the third set and 6-4 in the fourth set with a clean play that never committed a double fault. Sinner looked far from his best form.
Alcaras, who performed his signature golf swing ceremony after winning the championship, said "I meet Cinner more often than my family. I'm happy to be on the court with Cinner."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
