Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz played one of the most spectacular matches of the year at the current US Open. Eventually, it was the young Spanish player to conquer the contest after saving a match point. The roller coaster lasted more than 5 hours and both players were absolutely exceptional in their grit and level of tennis. However, there could be only one winner and that was Alcaraz.
Carlito and Jannik share a very good friendship and they were extremely nice after the match.
Later Jannik posted the following message:
“I Ieft everything out there last night, but it wasn’t meant to be. The atmosphere and support was something special that I’ll never forget. This one hurts, but we get back to work and onto the next.
@carlitosalcarazz, congrats, it was an incredible battle! Good luck for the rest of the tournament”
Alcaraz replied: “You deserved the win as well!! Many more to come, always good to play against you”
This is the sort of healthy rivalry that we like to see in tennis and everywhere else.
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Jannik Sinner in 2022
WWWWWWWWLW Currently ranked no.13, Sinner played his last match on the 7th of September when he lost to world no.4 Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 6-7(7) 6-7(0) 7-5 6-3 in the quarter of the U.S. Open (draw).
This season Jannik owns an overall 42-12 win-loss record. This year, The Italian won 1 tournament in Umag.
Sinner has scheduled to compete next in Sofia (Sofia Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw on the 26th of September.
Alcaraz at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2022
WLLWLWWWWW Currently the world no.4 (career-high), Carlos has an overall 49-9 record in 2022. The Spaniard is playing at the moment at the U.S. Open where he conquered the world no.37 Sebastian Baez 7-5 7-5 2-0 ret., the world no.78 Federico Coria 6-2 6-1 7-5, the world no.43 Jenson Brooksby 6-3 6-3 6-3, the world no.17 Marin Cilic 6-4 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 and the world no.13 Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-77 6-70 7-5 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will face the world no.26 Frances Tiafoe in the semifinal on Friday at 7:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Tiafoe.
Carlos has won 4 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona and in Madrid. The Spaniard got to the final in Hamburg (Hamburg European Open) and in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open).
Alcaraz won 5 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 4 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz fought against each other 5 times. Their actual record is 3-2 for Alcaraz. The last time they fought against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-3 6-7(7) 6-7(0) 7-5 6-3 in the quarter in New York (U.S. Open) on the 7th of September 2022.
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