New York – Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz sealed his second US Open title after a four-set win over Italy’s Jannik Sinner in New York. The US Open final was delayed due to tightened security measures owing to the presence of Donald Trump.

Alcaraz broke the Sinner serve in the first game of the match, as he raced away with the first set 6-2 in a little over half an hour.

But Sinner wasn’t going to take defeat lying down, and fought back to take the second set 6-3.

Much like the first set, the third part of the match saw Alcaraz dominate, with his serve, almost impreganable over the last two weeks, again firing.

The fourth set proved to be much more cagey, and Sinner had his chances, but erred when the opportunities were presented to him, as Alcaraz broke in the fifth game of what turned out to be the final set.

By beating last year’s US Open champion, Alcaraz usurps the Italian as the world number one tennis player atop the ATP rankings.

–DW