NEW YORK — Jannik Sinner says it’s time to change things up after falling to Carlos Alcaraz in four sets in the US Open final on Sunday.
It was the third straight Grand Slam final meeting between the two rivals: Alcaraz triumphed at Roland Garros in a five-set thriller, while Sinner got his revenge at Wimbledon.
But even on his preferred hard courts, Sinner didn’t have the answers against Alcaraz on Sunday. Their Grand Slam trilogy came to its epic conclusion in New York with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory for Alcaraz—and plenty of homework for Sinner.
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“I felt like was a bit cleaner today. The things what I did well in London, he did better today,” Sinner explained during post-match press conference. “I felt like he was doing everything slightly better today, especially serving, both sides, both swings very clean…
“I give lots of credit to him, because he handled the situation better than I did. He raised his level when he had to.”
