2025 US Open F: [1] Jannik Sinner vs [2] Carlos Alcaraz

[Badabing888]

One area Carlos can keep improving is his second serve points won, especially in terms of consistency. His first serve has improved out of sight this year, but as the saying goes “you’re only as good as your second.”

I think he won something like 33% in that second set.

 

[Sentinel]

I don't miss the time when every single citizen of Serbia would post on this forum. As predicted they're all gone because they were never tennis fans.

I do miss my good friend @Chico .

 

[ForehandCross]

I do miss my good friend @Chico .

Chico was terrorising MTF sometime back

 

[Sentinel]

1. Sinner was CAUGHT doping.
2. Even a 14-yo Alcaraz was a crazy big hitter. YouTube is free.

Now he has reemployed the dude who got him into trouble. smh.

 

[Sentinel]

Chico was terrorising MTF sometime back

Haha. He got banned from there as well, and I think that was five or ten years back !

We even had a @Djordje posting . But there were some very fine posters to like @daddy and zagor.

 

[tennis24x7]

[cough]

I was editing stuff and this got missed. "It is a great achievement no doubt winning 5 straight" but..

 

[tennis24x7]

LOL, reporters just standing around for Carlos to show up for the Press conference,,,,,, "how long can a man take to take a shower..??

Hey he's won the US Open with the roof closed it gets pretty humid, let the man take his time to enjoy the shower.

 

[jm1972]

Now he has reemployed the dude who got him into trouble. smh.

The pharmacist dude who got him in trouble.

 

[Sentinel]

where can i watch the complete replay of this match ? i fell asleep mid match

You feel asleep during the greatest match of all time ???!!!!! Shame.

 

[BlackSilver]

Sixty and one pages. Over 3000 posts.
Can someone summarize it in a standard length paragraph?

 

[Pheasant]

One area Carlos can keep improving is his second serve points won, especially in terms of consistency. His first serve has improved out of sight this year, but as the saying goes “you’re only as good as your second.”

I think he won something like 33% in that second set.

He was due to slip, since he won 86% of his 2nd serve points in the first set. Overall, he won 57% of his 2nd serve points for the match. You will win the vast majority of your matches when that number is at 55%. And to do that against a monster baseliner like Sinner on hard courts is incredible. Alcaraz was nearly perfect this match. This easily could have been a straight set curb-stomping, except that Sinner converted the only BP opportunity that he had during the entire match. Holding Sinner to 1 BP opportunity for the match on hard courts is nearly an impossible feat since that guy entered his prime in 2024.

 

[Nostradamus]

Big weekend coming up in Davis cup... will alcarez be there

 

[Rattie]

Big weekend coming up in Davis cup... will alcarez be there

No, he’s confirmed to Spanish press he is not playing.

 

[Nostradamus]

No, he’s confirmed to Spanish press he is not playing.

NNNoOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooo are you sure about that ?

 

[Nappa]

Carlos needs to plan his schedule properly.

 

[Rattie]

NNNoOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooo are you sure about that ?

It’s been in a number of press articles now.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1965062137492971639

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-davis-cup-2025-2nd-rd-qualifiers-withdrawal

 

[ALCARAZWON]

He actually likes Rafa. He’s always shown affection towards Spain and Spanish athletes. I say that because I live here in Spain.

Exactly, Trump said Nadal is his favorite athlete, and he invited Nadal to the White House.
Only the low-IQ kids think Trump doesn't like Spain.

 

[Kralingen]

No, he’s confirmed to Spanish press he is not playing.

JCF is learning after all

 

[ALCARAZWON]

For last two years these two have spilt the slams at 2-2. Total domination like Big players..

Its great for tennis, Alcaraz-Sinner have ALMOST completely replaced the Big3, so the world has this rivalry to hype up constantly
Now we just need Nadal to make a comeback next year to complete the Big3 and bring the Slam Record back into the spotlight as Nadal chases #23 and #24.

 

[RSJfan]

Excluding an epic like 2025 RG, are these Carrotraz finals just not as fun as when Egg is involved? Neither Chuck or Carrot can ever play the villain.

 

[RSJfan]

Sixty and one pages. Over 3000 posts.
Can someone summarize it in a standard length paragraph?

Alcaraz won.

@ALCARAZWON

 

[Sentinel]

Sixty and one pages. Over 3000 posts.
Can someone summarize it in a standard length paragraph?

Carlos played reasonably well. Sinner was injured badly but refused to retire or give a walk over.

 

[RSJfan]

Carlos played reasonably well. Sinner was injured badly but refused to retire or give a walk over.

Nice job.

 

[ALCARAZWON]

But if Sinner really is injured (looked like he just broke up Felix's momentum with a timeout), his future looks bleak, because he hasn't had a hectic year at all.
If he can't handle a year where he didn't even play Indian Wells/Miami/Monte Carlo/Madrid, no hope surviving a full schedule.
He's known for excuses, like when he had a "virus" in Cincy but kept hugging and shaking hands with everyone all the way to New York.

 

[Sentinel]

Excluding an epic like 2025 RG, are these Carrotraz finals just not as fun as when Egg is involved? Neither Chuck or Carrot can ever play the villain.

Epic choke job u mean

At 40-15, i was nervous remembering 2019 WO and the recent RG.

 

[Sentinel]

He's known for excuses, like when he had a "virus" in Cincy but kept hugging and shaking hands with everyone all the way to New York.

Maybe he wanted to share the virus with other competitors

 

[RSJfan]

Epic choke job u mean

At 40-15, i was nervous remembering 2019 WO and the recent RG.

If you didn’t think the match itself was epic ( whether or not you think choking was involved) tennis is probably not the viewing sport for you.

 

[Sentinel]

If you didn’t think the match itself was epic ( whether or not you think choking was involved) tennis is probably not the viewing sport for you.

I'm lying in bed with fever just s*** posting with nothing else to kill time.

 

[Mustard]

6 slams at such a young age ? Is doing better than Nadal age wise?

Alcaraz has 6 majors to Nadal's 5 at the same age of 22 years and 4 months. Nadal has 12 masters to Alcaraz's 8, and Nadal has 31 tournament wins to Alcaraz's 23.

 

[FeroBango]

Sinner makes a mistake, was broken by his own stupidity in set opener.

Jim : Alcaraz has caught lightning in the bottle.

Yeah no, Jim courier is as pro-Jannik as they come. Not a single Alcaraz fan is pleased with his bias.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Drake Posts $300K Bet on Jannik Sinner to Win 2025 US Open Bracket in IG Photo. LOL ​

Drake knows the finest debt collectors on a first-name basis.

 

[D.Nalby12]

Alcaraz has 6 majors to Nadal's 5 at the same age of 22 years and 4 months. Nadal has 12 masters to Alcaraz's 8, and Nadal has 31 tournament wins to Alcaraz's 23.

Nadal had too many tournament wins at 22 !

 

[DSH]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1964848338853060609

Didn't Nadal say something similar before the 2020 RG final against Djokovic?

 

[Rattie]

Didn't Nadal say something similar before the 2020 RG final against Djokovic?

I don’t know tbh.

 

[flyingboris]

quote speaks for itself

I liked this portion a lot:

He (Jannik) said he watches a lot of my matches just to study my game. I do the same, I watch a lot of his matches. First of all because I love watching him play, I think it's unbelievable what he is doing. Secondly it's because I love to study him, how he plays, how he feels (?) at tournaments

Cool to hear him say such complimentary things about Jannik, and cool that he just enjoys watching Jannik's matches.

 

[Vincent-C]

I liked this portion a lot:

Cool to hear him say such complimentary things about Jannik, and cool that he just enjoys watching Jannik's matches.

Yes, that's cool. The better player won decisively yesterday, which Sinner graciously acknowledged
in his presser. Let's see how he responds, game-wise.

 

[intrepidish]

Didn't Nadal say something similar before the 2020 RG final against Djokovic?

Here you go:

‘I don’t care, I’m going to win this match’ – Rafael Nadal mindset ahead of Novak Djokovic trouncing revealed

https://**********.net/rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-french-open-final-mindset-moya/

 

[RSJfan]

I'm lying in bed with fever just s*** posting with nothing else to kill time.

Feel better soon.

 

[ALCARAZWON]

One area Carlos can keep improving is his second serve points won, especially in terms of consistency. His first serve has improved out of sight this year, but as the saying goes “you’re only as good as your second.”

I think he won something like 33% in that second set.

Yep and Sinner won 33% of 2nd Serves in the 1st Set.
And Sinner won 29% of 2nd Serves in the 3rd Set, epic!

 

[bluetrain4]

Can anyone step up? I'm surprised we've gone from the Big 3 to the Big 2 so quickly. There was no real in between period with a lot of different players getting a shot. I like having dominant players in a given era - to a degree; not THIS dominant. I'd like 2-4 others to be the occasional, just occasional, spoilers. But there's literally no one right now who looks like they could do it. So Sinner and Alcaraz are very deservedly lapping up the titles.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Alcaraz has 6 majors to Nadal's 5 at the same age of 22 years and 4 months. Nadal has 12 masters to Alcaraz's 8, and Nadal has 31 tournament wins to Alcaraz's 23.

King Rafa slayed looking like an epic ass pirate

 

[ALCARAZWON]

Can anyone step up? I'm surprised we've gone from the Big 3 to the Big 2 so quickly. There was no real in between period with a lot of different players getting a shot. I like having dominant players in a given era - to a degree; not THIS dominant. I'd like 2-4 others to be the occasional, just occasional, spoilers. But there's literally no one right now who looks like they could do it. So Sinner and Alcaraz are very deservedly lapping up the titles.

IF Alcaraz didn't exist, I would support the notion of watching 5 or 6 players duke it out and share the slam titles.
But at least its only a Big2 and not a Big3, and if the Big2 are ever injured or upset, an outsider will snatch something.

Of course, there is a big difference between Alcaraz AND Sinner both being upset/injured at the same time, and only ONE of them.
That's the problem, if only ONE of the big2 is eliminated, then the other will probably have an easily Slam Final (debut finalists tend to get nervous).

The only solution to this, is BRING BACK NADAL, he'll be the outsider who can contend (if his brief retirement has refreshed his body without creating irreversible rust).

 

[ppmishra]

Proper ending really, on an ace. Dang, Alcz was all business. Can’t wait to review the serving stats there. Just wow.

zero double faults, 11 aces. many smack on the line or corner @131-132 mph. absolutely fantastic to see, and coupled with a disciplined performance for the most part

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

I read somewhere that Alcaraz only faced 10 breakpoints in the 7 matches he played here.
Is this true?

If true, it's one of the greatest serve stats of the Open era: better than Sampras or Federer at Wimbledon.
I have a hard time believing it.

 

[Vincent-C]

USO '25 was a truly dominant performance by Shorty- and I'm not even a fan of his.
Hats off.

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

Can anyone step up? I'm surprised we've gone from the Big 3 to the Big 2 so quickly. There was no real in between period with a lot of different players getting a shot. I like having dominant players in a given era - to a degree; not THIS dominant. I'd like 2-4 others to be the occasional, just occasional, spoilers. But there's literally no one right now who looks like they could do it. So Sinner and Alcaraz are very deservedly lapping up the titles.

I think it will be easier for outsiders to win the odd Slam here and there if we happen to have a "big 2" era in the next few years.
Even with the big 3 (and the ridiculous "big 4") there were chances for the likes of Del Potro, Cilic and Wawrinka, and it's much more difficult to distribute all four Slams between two people without a leak here or there.
But with the media being so eager to attribute "big 4" status to Murray, however, we can imagine a player winning two Slams to Alcaraz and Sinner's 10+ Slams... and there we have it again: a big 3.

 

[Mark Anderson]

Lol . Peak Novak 's serve was lot more reliable than Sinner and also I think he was .mentally tougher

Alcaraz still has a losing record against old man Novak

He really needs to retire now.

 

[Mark Anderson]

Carlos played reasonably well. Sinner was injured badly but refused to retire or give a walk over.

Fiction is always nice. You must luv J.D. Vance.

 

[Sentinel]

I read somewhere that Alcaraz only faced 10 breakpoints in the 7 matches he played here.
Is this true?

If true, it's one of the greatest serve stats of the Open era: better than Sampras or Federer at Wimbledon.
I have a hard time believing it.

Only the 3rd time that a player dropped three or less service games en route to winning a major title.

Pete dropped 3 and 2 at WO 94 and 97.

Source Indian Express.

 

[Sentinel]

I read somewhere that Alcaraz only faced 10 breakpoints in the 7 matches he played here.
Is this true?

If true, it's one of the greatest serve stats of the Open era: better than Sampras or Federer at Wimbledon.
I have a hard time believing it.

Alcaraz faced only 10 break points in the tournament, the least for any player while winning a Grand Slam since 1991, bettering Sampras (12) at the ’93 US Open.

Carlos Alcaraz wins US Open 2025: Top records set by Spaniard with 6th Grand Slam title, ending huge Jannik Sinner streak

Carlos Alcaraz set a flurry of records with his stunning four-setter win over Jannik Sinner, reclaiming the World No. 1 ranking with his sixth Grand Slam in only 18 appearances during the US Open 2025 final in New York on Sunday night.

indianexpress.com