After having had his seventh defeat in his last eight Lexus ATP Head2Head meetings with Carlos Alcaraz – a loss that also the World No. 1 – Ranklist cost – Jannik Sinner admits that it is time for change.
The 24-year-old Italian fell in four sets to Alcaraz in the US Open final on Sunday and reflective on the route of their rivalry, he promised to shake things up. In his press conference after the tournament, Sinner acknowledged that he had become too ‘predictable’ and emphasized the need to develop his play when he hopes to turn the tables.
“I was very predictable on the field today. He did a lot of things, he changed the game. That is also his style of how he plays. Now it will be on me if I want to make changes or not,” Sinner said after his 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 defeat. ‘That’s absolutely [what] We are going to work on. I try to be more prepared for the next game I will play against him.
“It also depends on how you get to play against Carlos. One thing is when the scoring line [or] Rather matches are comfortable, but you always do the same things as I did, for example during this tournament I did not make a series volley, I didn’t use many dropshots, and then you arrive at a point where you play against Carlos where you have to go out of the comfort zone.
“So from now on I will even lose some matches, but try to make some changes, try to be a bit more unpredictable as a player, because I think I have to do that, try to become a better tennis player. At the end of the day that is my main goal.”
Sinner had been virtually inviolable on hard courts in recent years and arrived in the final at Flushing Meadows on an undefeated line of 27 games on Majors on the surface. Yet Alcaraz has now defeated him four consecutive time about what has long been the strongest ground of Sinner.
The basis of Sinner’s dominance has been his ability to shoot from the basic line by opponents, a weapon that he used to beat Alcaraz for his first Wimbledon title in July. But with the number 1 place in the PIF ATP ranking lists on the line at the US Open, Sinner was simply surpassed by Alcaraz, who hit the number of winners (42 to 21) for their two-hour battle of 42 minutes.
“He has improved. I felt [he] Was a little cleaner today. The things I did well in London, he did better today, “Sinner said, comparing their fights at Wimbledon and the US Open. “That is [the] result. I felt that he was doing everything a little better today, especially serving, both parties, both swings very clean.
“I think that’s it, I give him a lot of praise, because he went for the situation better than me. He raised his level when he had to. I am still proud of myself, about the season I play and make, but yes, he played better than I today.”
Although Sinner was unable to defend his American open crown and will slide to World No. 2 on Monday, he is proud of the performance he did in 2025. With titles in the Australian Open and Wimbledon and runs to the final in Roland Garros and the US Open, Sinner was only the fourth man in the open time in the Open Time to reach the champion match in all four major slams in a season in a season in a season.
“In general it is seasonal, amazing,” said Sinner. “Four Grand Slam Finals of the Year. Two Grand Slams won twice in the final, they are incredible results, right? [I’m] Very happy, and now we try to end the year as strongly as possible. ”
After being beaten on top of the PIF ATP ranking lists, Sinner is in the role of the hunter instead of the hunted-a shift in perspective that he admits could be valuable.
“Sometimes adding something, and I think that’s going to be or that is going to make a difference with my personal point of view that I can say that I will become a better tennis player,” Sinner said.
“I’m going to change a few things on the serve, only small things, but they can make big differences. Then we see how it goes. I look forward to playing these games again. Something new is now that I am no longer number 1, so it also changes a bit that you are chasing.”
Sinner leaves New York with a record of 37-5 on season, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
Although he is now 2,590 points on Alcaraz’s Drift in the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin, the ruling Nitto ATP Finals Champion will close the gap in the last part of the season while their battle for ATP is presented at the ATP End of the Year 1 at the end of the year.
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