Carlos Alcaraz created tennis history on Sunday night with a stunning four-set victory over defending champion Jannik Sinner in the US Open final in New York. 

 

The 22-year-old Spaniard won 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to claim his second US Open crown and sixth Grand Slam title. The result gave Alcaraz revenge for his defeat to Sinner in the Wimbledon final earlier this year.

 

Sinner’s loss also continued a long-running trend at Flushing Meadows, where no man has defended the title since Roger Federer’s five straight wins from 2004 to 2008.

 

With the win, Alcaraz became the youngest man in history to win multiple Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces. He has now lifted two trophies each at Wimbledon, Roland Garros and the US Open. The Spaniard joined Mats Wilander, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic as the only men to achieve the feat.

 

Youngest players to win multiple Grand Slams on all three surfaces

Carlos Alcaraz – 22 years, 125 days (2025)

Mats Wilander – 24 years, 6 days (1988)

Rafael Nadal – 24 years, 88 days (2010)

Novak Djokovic – 34 years, 9 days (2021)

 

Wilander and Nadal both achieved the mark at age 24, while Djokovic reached it much later at 34. Djokovic remains the only man to win three or more majors on every surface, completing that milestone in 2023 at the French Open.

 

Multiple Grand Slam winners on all three surfaces

Mats Wilander: 2 Hard, 3 Clay, 2 Grass

Rafael Nadal: 6 Hard, 14 Clay, 2 Grass

Novak Djokovic: 14 Hard, 3 Clay, 7 Grass

Carlos Alcaraz: 2 Hard, 2 Clay, 2 Grass

 

Alcaraz also reclaimed the world No. 1 ranking from Sinner and will return to the top spot on Monday for the first time in two years. The Spaniard ended Sinner’s 27-match winning streak on hard courts at Grand Slams.

 

He now holds a 10-5 career record against the Italian and has beaten him in seven of their last eight meetings. The two young stars continue to dominate men’s tennis, having shared the last eight Grand Slam titles between them.