Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner in four sets on Sunday to win the US Open, as loud boos — mixed with a smattering of cheers — greeted President Donald Trump at the final in New York.
Earlier, world number one Aryna Sabalenka had overpowered Amanda Anisimova to defend her US Open crown on Saturday, defeating her American rival in straight sets to clinch the fourth Grand Slam title of her career.
The 22-year-old Alcaraz won 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to capture his second US Open crown and sixth Grand Slam title, avenging his lone defeat in a major final by Sinner at Wimbledon in July.
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Alcaraz will reclaim the world number one ranking from Sinner, returning to the top spot for the first time since September 2023 after ending the Italian’s 27-match winning run at hard-court Grand Slams.
Recent US Open men’s champions after Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner on Sunday to win the 2025 tournament:
2025: Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
2024: Jannik Sinner (ITA)
2023: Novak Djokovic (SRB)
2022: Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
2021: Daniil Medvedev (RUS)
2020: Dominic Thiem (AUT)
2019: Rafael Nadal (ESP)
2018: Novak Djokovic (SRB)
2017: Rafael Nadal (ESP)
2016: Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
‘Queen’ Of The Court
Sabalenka ruthlessly attacked Anisimova’s shaky service game to complete a 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) victory on the Arthur Ashe Stadium, which cements her status at the pinnacle of women’s tennis.
The 27-year-old from Belarus had gone into Saturday’s final knowing it was her last chance to grab a Grand Slam crown in 2025 after agonising losses in the Australian and French Open finals.
Sabalenka duly atoned for those defeats to end Anisimova’s hopes of a remarkable redemption just two months after her traumatic 6-0, 6-0 thrashing by Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon final.
“It’s crazy, all those tough lessons were worth it for this one. I’m speechless right now,” said Sabalenka after becoming the first woman to successfully defend the US Open since Serena Williams in 2014.
Anisimova had won six of nine previous encounters against Sabalenka, a run which included a victory in the semi-finals at Wimbledon.
But a determined Sabalenka, playing in the seventh Grand Slam title game of her career, brought all her experience to bear as she slammed the door on Anisimova’s dream of a maiden Grand Slam title.
“Losing in two finals in a row is great, but it’s also super hard. I think I didn’t fight hard enough for my dreams today,” Anisimova said, revealing that the lighting under the arena’s closed roof had made it difficult to serve.
“There was no way of adjusting, because I could not see the ball when I was serving, and that was a huge shock to my system,” she added.
Sabalenka sealed a hard-fought victory against Anisimova at Flushing Meadows, making her the first woman to win the tournament in consecutive years since Serena Williams in 2014.
The Belarusian picked up the fourth Grand Slam title of her career as a result, all on hard courts – having now added two New York triumphs to her pair of Australian Open trophies.
Aryna Sabalenka wins US Open to record her 100th career win at a Grand Slam.
They both beat Amanda Anisimova in the final.
“I want to thank everyone who came here, who flew in to be there in my box,” said Sabalenka, who fell to her knees after clinching victory with an unreturnable serve and jumped up and down with her coaches in the stands in a scene of utter joy.
“I’m going to reach a lot more finals and I don’t care where you are in the world I want you in my box.”
Both women were looking to bury recent scar tissue, with Anisimova back in a major final 56 days after her Wimbledon whitewash, while Sabalenka suffered heart-breaking defeats at the Australian Open and French Open – forced to apologise after an ungracious press conference towards winner Coco Gauff at the latter.
Sabalenka also lost to Anisimova in the semi-finals at Wimbledon, putting her in the strange position of being by a distance the best player in the world but without a major trophy in 2025, but she quelled a fightback from her opponent to secure the silverware.
