Alcaraz the perfect 'hunter'

In the early morning of September 8, Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz made history at the age of 22 when he defeated opponent Jannik Sinner (Italy) 3-1 to be crowned champion of the 2025 US Open.

Alcaraz won his 6th Grand Slam title at the age of 22 - Photo: Reuters

This victory helped Alcaraz "pocket" the 6th Grand Slam title of his career before he turned 23.

The Spanish tennis player became the second youngest person to reach this milestone, after the legendary Bjorn Borg (Sweden). These are not just statistics, but an affirmation: Alcaraz will dominate world tennis in the near future.

Alcaraz becomes perfect

Commenting on Alcaraz, former world No. 1 Mats Wilander (Sweden) believes that the Spanish junior will reach the milestone of 20 Grand Slam titles. And thereby be on par with legends Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic.

Alcaraz is still young and has 6 Grand Slams, but what makes him more appreciated is his ability to improve himself. At Wimbledon 2025, one of the reasons why Alcaraz lost to Sinner was due to his limited ability to serve. However, when the two players met again in the final of the US Open 2025, Alcaraz showed improvement as he was the better server.

According to statistics, Alcaraz scored 84% of his first serve points (compared to Sinner's 69%). Meanwhile, on the second serve, Alcaraz also scored 57% of his second serve points compared to his opponent's 48%. A more noteworthy point is that despite not having the height advantage of Sinner, Alcaraz achieved an average first serve speed of 192 km/h, approximately the same as his Italian opponent's 193 km/h.

Seeing Alcaraz's performance, Wilander had to exclaim: "Alcaraz is almost perfect. When he improves his serve, he is unbeatable." With the improvement of his serve, Alcaraz has now perfected his offensive skills to reach the level of Djokovic, Federer or Nadal.

But what makes many fans believe that Alcaraz can go further is that he makes good use of key moments. Alcaraz always knows how to shine at decisive moments, thereby creating a turning point for the match.

Alcaraz with new hairstyle at US Open 2025 - Photo: REUTERS

Alcaraz and Sinner: each other's motivation

After the era of players like Federer, Nadal, Djokovic..., many fans worry that the world tennis will no longer have any superstar players. This is what has happened to the world of women's tennis in recent years.

But the form, class and continued maturity of Alcaraz and Sinner have answered that question. Remember that Sinner and Alcaraz have met in the last 3 Grand Slam finals - something that has never happened in history.

The rivalry between these two players will continue. Alcaraz (22) and Sinner (24) are both very young and could be competing for more than a decade.

Just like the fierce competition in many sports , Alcaraz will be the driving force for Sinner to improve and vice versa. That could push both of them to limits never before reached in history.

"From now on I will be the hunter, instead of the hunted" - Sinner said after being defeated by Alcaraz in the 2025 US Open final. This is a message showing that Sinner will not sit still in front of Alcaraz's progress.

And that's what tennis fans around the world have been waiting for. The race between Alcaraz and Sinner has just entered another stage. In that case, Alcaraz is just the one who started first.

Alcaraz regains world number 1 position

With the victory over Sinner, Alcaraz officially returned to the world No. 1 position. This is the position that Alcaraz reached 2 years ago. However, Alcaraz could not stand up to the pressure of Sinner. But now everything will probably change when Alcaraz has more courage and is more imbued with the philosophy of the conqueror.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/alcaraz-ke-di-san-hoan-hao-2025090910180803.htm