Carlos Alcaraz dominated defending champion Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to win his second U.S. Open championship and regain the World No. 1 ranking on Sunday in New York.
It wasn't the sparkling tennis fans have come to expect between the two forces in the sport today -- especially from Sinner, who won a set despite playing far from his best tennis. The match lacked their signature rallies, neither player served for a high percentage and Sinner had just one opportunity to break the second-seeded Alcaraz in the match that lasted two hours, 42 minutes.
Between them, they have won the past seven Grand Slam titles.
This is the second U.S. Open title for Alcaraz, his second major title of this season and his sixth career major at just age 22. Sinner, a 24-year-old Italian, had held the