Final of the 'big 2'

The men's singles final of the US Open between Jack Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz is scheduled to take place at 1:00 a.m. on September 8 (Vietnam time).

Sinner (right) and Alcaraz are far superior to the rest of the world 's men's tennis scene - Photo: Reuters

For the third consecutive time, the men's singles final of a Grand Slam tournament is a contest between Sinner and Alcaraz - two players who completely dominate tennis at the moment.

In the previous two times (Roland Garros and Wimbledon), the score between these two players was 1-1. Alcaraz won Roland Garros, while Sinner won Wimbledon.

Those titles also brought Alcaraz his fifth Grand Slam title and Sinner his fourth. The Italian may be the world No. 1, but he is slightly behind his Spaniard counterpart.

But no matter, both are still very young (Sinner is 24 years old, Alcaraz is 22 years old), the competition between them promises to last for many more years.

Alcaraz's victory over Novak Djokovic (3-0) in the semi-finals was even quicker than Sinner's victory over Auger-Aliassime (3-1) on the opposite side of the bracket.

And even Djokovic's most ardent fans now have to admit that the Serbian has officially been pushed back. The "big 3" generation (Federer, Nadal and Djokovic) now have to cede the stage to the "big 2".

On the way to the final, Sinner only lost 2 games. Alcaraz was even more "dominant" when he did not lose any game. Any concept of "seed" at this point became meaningless before the two players who dominated the men's singles tennis world.

Both have a similar style to the "express train" Federer - always solving matches quickly with powerful shots in each shot, while also carrying the certainty of Djokovic or Nadal.

In terms of head-to-head record, Alcaraz is still superior to Sinner, winning 9 out of 14 matches. This is a problem that Sinner needs to overcome in order to convincingly maintain his position as world number 1.

In the early stages of his career, Sinner was better than Alcaraz mainly because he was 2 years older than his opponent (so he "matured" earlier). But when both entered their peak stages, Sinner only won 1 of his last 7 matches.

If the Italian wins the match tomorrow morning, he will equal the number of Grand Slam titles with his opponent who is 2 years younger.

HUY DANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/chung-ket-cua-big-2-20250907100413022.htm