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In their third consecutive meeting in a Grand Slam final this year, Carlos Alcaraz bested Jannik Sinner in four sets to take the US Open.
The 2025 U.S. Open concluded Sunday with two familiar champions; on back-to-back days in New York, Aryna Sabalenka defended her women’s singles title and Carlos Alcaraz reclaimed the men’s crown.
Sabalenka, the No. 1 seed, defeated 24-year-old American Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Saturday to become the first woman to win consecutive U.S. Open titles since Serena Williams in 2014.
Early on Saturday, Anisimova looked poised to capture her first Grand Slam title. She opened the match with deep, heavy shots into the corner that left Sabalenka scrambling. But errors piled up, especially on her serve, and her consistency faded. Anisimova finished with 29 unforced errors while Sabalenka had just 4.
The opening set went quickly in Sabalenka’s favor, but the second was a tighter competition. Anisimova forced a tiebreak and appeared ready to extend the contest, but Sabalenka leaned into her trademark composure and held strong. The 27-year-old has now won 21 of 22 tiebreaks this season, extending that record in the final as she closed out the victory in straight sets.
The win put Sabalenka in rare company. She became only the 10th woman to win back-to-back titles at the U.S. Open, joining icons like Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Venus Williams and Serena Williams. Following a slow start to the season, Saturday’s victory marked both a redemption and a confirmation of Sabalenka’s status as a dominant player on hard courts.
On Sunday, Alcaraz followed up Sabalenka’s feat with a victory of his own. The 22-year-old from Spain defeated top-seeded Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in just under 3 hours to win his second U.S. Open and sixth career Grand Slam. In doing so, Alcaraz reclaimed the No. 1 world ranking that Sinner had held since June 2024.
Alcaraz came out sharp, breaking Sinner within minutes of the first set. He landed 61% of his first serves and won 83% of those points, numbers that put Sinner on the back foot from the start. Alcaraz also struck 42 winners to Sinner’s 21 and did not commit a single double fault. Even his second serve outperformed Sinner’s — 57% of points won compared to 48% — while his 10 aces to Sinner’s 2 prove just how decisive the serve battle was. The third set showed the gap at its widest with Alcaraz dominating 6-1.
Alcaraz and Sinner have now met in three straight Grand Slam finals this year, marking a first in men’s tennis history. After Alcaraz fell in the quarter-final and Sinner took home the win at the Australian Open in January, Alcaraz responded at the French Open, besting Sinner in an incredible match that lasted for over five hours. The pair met again at Wimbledon, but this time Sinner won in four sets earlier this summer and once more in New York last week. The Australian Open is the only major Alcaraz has yet to win to achieve a career Grand Slam.
As he addressed Sinner during his victory speech, Alcaraz said, “I’m seeing you more than my family.”
Both champions went home with a $5 million prize, the largest in the history of tennis. For Sabalenka, the payout raised her career earnings to $42.3 million, placing her fourth on the all-time list behind Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Iga Świątek. For Alcaraz, Sunday’s victory pushed his total to nearly $54.5 million, keeping him sixth overall.