After rival Jannik Sinner won his first US Open, Carlos Alcaraz sent the Italian an eight-word message of congratulations. In the final, Sinner decisively defeated Taylor Fritz, the home team’s favourite.
The 23-year-old defeated Fritz twice in the closing set after trailing 5-4 in the first set. The match was won in straight sets. Having won the Australian Open at the beginning of 2024, he achieved his second Grand Slam of the year with his 6-3 6-4 7-5 victory.
Sinner now trails Alcaraz by just two major titles, but the Spaniard was delighted to congratulate the victorious youngster. Alcaraz used the social media platform X to quote-tweet the US Open’s announcement of Sinner’s victory.
With his victory over Fritz, Sinner has solidified his status as the top player in the world. He now has an advantage of over 2,000 points over Alexander Zverev, who is ranked second. Alcaraz’s unexpected early withdrawal at Flushing Meadows has dropped him to third.
The 21-year-old wrote: “Congratulations, Jannik! You deserve it! Enjoy the moment!”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Ranked world no.3, the Spaniard played his last match on the 29th of August when he lost to world no.68 Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-1 7-5 6-4 in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open (draw).
Presently, during this year Alcaraz owns an overall 39-9 win-loss record. Carlos has won 3 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open and Wimbledon. The Spaniard was the finalist in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz will play the world no.364 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . They have never played each other until now on the main tour.
Carlos conquered 3 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open and Wimbledon. The Spaniard was the finalist in Paris (Olympics).
The Spaniard won 16 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Jannik Sinner in 2024
Ranked world no.1, the Italian played his last match on the 8th of September when he defeated world no.7 Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the final of the U.S. Open to win his 17th career title.
At the moment, during this season Jannik achieved an overall 55-5 record. The Italian has won 6 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati and U.S. Open.
Sinner is scheduled to compete next in Beijing (China Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 23rd of September.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner fought against each other 10 times. Their current head to head is 6-4 for Alcaraz. The last time they locked horns, Carlos Alcaraz won 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) on the 7th of June 2024.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner |
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