Alcaraz turns focus to Profession Grand Slam: 'It's my first aim'

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Alcaraz turns focus to Profession Grand Slam: ‘It is my first aim’

Spaniard displays on returning to World No. 1, US Open glory

September 08, 2025

Carlos Alcaraz continued so as to add to his resume on Sunday along with his second US Open title and his sixth main total. It is not going to take the 22-year-old lengthy to show his consideration to his greatest aim: finishing the Profession Grand Slam.

The Spaniard has claimed two crowns apiece at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open. The one main left is the Australian Open, the place he’ll attempt to safe glory in the beginning of subsequent season.

“It is my first aim, to be trustworthy. After I simply go to the preseason to [see] what I wish to enhance, what I wish to obtain, Australian Open is there,” Alcaraz mentioned. “It is the primary or second event of the 12 months, and it’s all the time the principle aim for me to finish a Profession Grand Slam, Calendar Grand Slam. So it should be nice.”

Alcaraz did greater than raise the US Open trophy. By defeating Jannik Sinner, the 23-time tour-level titlist additionally recaptured World No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings from the Italian. It’s the new No. 1’s first time on the prime of the standings since September 2023.

“Since I obtained the possibility to recuperate the No. 1, it was one of many first targets that I had throughout the season, simply to attempt to recuperate the No. 1 as quickly as doable or finish the 12 months because the No. 1,” Alcaraz mentioned. “For me, reaching that when once more, it’s a dream. Doing [it] in the identical day as getting one other Grand Slam feels even higher. It is every little thing I am working for, and I am actually completely satisfied to have the ability to reside these experiences.”

Alcaraz’s coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, all the time tries to extract the utmost from his cost. However even the previous World No. 1 mentioned Sunday night on a number of events that Alcaraz performed the “excellent” match towards Sinner.

“He all the time desires me to play at my finest, and never too many instances I might say he’s mentioned that, that I performed completely. So for me, it is a terrific win,” Alcaraz mentioned. “However, yeah, he is proper. I believe I performed excellent. I performed completely.”

The champion misplaced only one set within the event — towards Sinner on Sunday — and dropped serve simply 3 times, changing into the second males’s singles champion at a serious since 1991 to lose three or fewer service video games en path to glory. The one different man who has performed it, Pete Sampras, completed the feat at Wimbledon in 1994 and 1997.

“I really feel like that is the most effective event. Because the first rounds to the tip of the event, the most effective event up to now that I’ve ever performed,” Alcaraz mentioned. “The consistency of my stage throughout the entire event has been actually, actually excessive, which I am actually happy with, as a result of it is one thing that I have been engaged on, to be actually constant.”

Alcaraz and Sinner have met in three consecutive main finals, and it’s secure to say this is not going to be their final conflict in an enormous second. Alcaraz now leads their Lexus ATP Head2Head collection 10-5, however will proceed in search of methods to be taught from their encounters.

“I really like watching him play. I believe it’s unbelievable what he is doing. Secondly, it is as a result of I really like to review him, how he performs, how he feels on the tournaments simply [so] if I performed him in that event, simply to have suggestions how he is been enjoying within the tournaments,” Alcaraz mentioned. “I would not say he is predictable, however I do know his model. I do know what he will do or his important weapons [in] his sport. So I simply attempt to be targeted on that.”

For now, Alcaraz will get pleasure from this second. There are targets like successful the 2 remaining ATP Masters 1000 occasions of the season and triumphing on the Nitto ATP Finals for the primary time, however the Spaniard will soak within the rewards of his exhausting work in New York.

“It is a terrific feeling. It is nice. I am working actually exhausting simply to raise this trophy. It is my second one, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a dream, a dream come true,” Alcaraz mentioned. “The second right here is tremendous particular.”