Carlos Alcaraz has finally registered a win in the US Open 2025, but two months back he found himself on the losing side in the Wimbledon final against Jannik Sinner. The loss gave Alcaraz a lot of time to reflect and according to his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, the Spaniard took the loss very seriously. He used it as a motivation for all the upcoming events. After the Wimbledon, both Sinner and Alcaraz met in Cincinnati Open 2025 where Sinner retired due to health issues and Alcaraz won the title. Now in the US Open 2025 final, both of them clashed again and Carlos emerged victorious.
“I think it was very important, because we maybe practised for 15 days, very focused on the details that we have to improve to play against Jannik,” said Ferrero, who revealed that they reviewed those matches. “We know that in this kind of surface, on hard courts, Jannik is always very difficult to play and [is] winning a lot of matches. I think it helped a lot, because he realised what he has to improve a lot, and I was very focused on it.” as mentioned by ATP tour
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“I think we prepared the match very good, watching some matches and seeing the specific details we had to play. Carlos did 100 per cent [of what he needed to]. It’s easy to say and very difficult to do it,” Ferrero said. “The performance today was perfect. I think he compromised [with] himself to go for the match all the time, tried to put pressure on the rival sooner than Jannik. I think it’s one of the keys.
“I think these guys hit the ball, both of them, very, very fast, and I think who hits first takes the advantage on points. Carlos has maybe more variety [in] his game, and he can do more, like slice, go to the net, and do more things than maybe Jannik. But I think it helps a lot to change a little bit the way of the game.”
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“I think in this moment it’s maybe the moment that he has more improvement in his serve, and it’s been very useful on the court, and in important moments he’s using it a lot,” Ferrero said. “During all Cincinnati and also during all US Open, I think the serve is one of the keys to win the tournaments, for sure.”
With 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win, Alcaraz ended Sinner’s season with an impressive 27-match unbeaten streak on hard-court Grand Slam. With this dashing win, Alcaraz will now claim the number 1 spot on Monday and he will be returning to the top after September 2023.
