Jannik Sinner

Federer has also said that the phenomenon has probably resulted in returning of service becoming less of a challenge. (AP Photo)

Courts kept slow to ensure Sinner vs Alcaraz in finals: Roger Federer calls for more variety in surface speeds

September 24, 2025 7:58 pm

Roger Federer admitted that even he is complicit in ensuring slower court speeds for longer matches but has urged tournament directors to ensure that fans get to see the likes Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz adapt to different surface

Italy's Jannik Sinner is a four-time Grand Slam winner. (PHOTO: AP)

Rapper's bizarre lyrics on Jannik Sinner speaking with 'Adolf Hitler’s accent' lead to anger in Italy

September 19, 2025 1:34 am

A city council member, Giuseppe Martucci, has filed a formal complaint with prosecutors about the lyrics. He said that the reference to “pure-blooded Italian” recalls Italian fascist propaganda from the 1930s.

L-R: US Open women's and men's singles champion Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz. (X)

'Carlos, I'm so sorry!': Sabalenka's hilarious gaffe, calls Carlos Alcaraz 'Jannik' live on TV

September 09, 2025 6:34 pm

The US Open men's singles winner, Alcaraz, saw the funny side of the situation and took things lightly. "It's 9am in the morning, don't worry, OK," said Alcaraz.

Jannik Sinner, of Italy, left, and Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, right, hold their trophies after Alcaraz defeated Sinner to win the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Is Jannik Sinner predictable? Carlos Alcaraz answers the big question

September 09, 2025 12:17 pm

Alcaraz says he doesn’t think Sinner is predictable but also fires a warning shot that ‘The best Carlos hasn’t emerged yet’.

Coach Gilbert also said he felt that Jannik Sinner wasn’t a finished product yet. (AP)

'Put Agassi and Djokovic in blender, you get Jannik Sinner’: coach Brad Gilbert

September 09, 2025 11:59 am

Gilbert also dwelt on how he hasn’t found anyone else, as yet, who could threaten Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in the men’s circuit.

(Left) Fans sporting orange wigs attend the men's singles final at the US Open tennis championships; (Right) Jannik Sinner takes a break between the final against Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday in New York. (PHOTOS: AP)

Jannik Sinner's carrot hair Afros start becoming popular merchandise, as fans turn up wearing them

September 08, 2025 7:04 pm

Often tamed under a neat cap, the Italian's mop has inspired exaggerated wigs of orange curls that do steady business online

Why Alcaraz vs Sinner is tennis's most fascinating rivalry today

September 10, 2025 11:28 am

Self-awareness and a shared hunger to improve set these two apart from the rest

Alcaraz made 98 of 101 service games in the tournament and faced just one break point against Sinner in the US Open final. (AP)

Carlos Alcaraz's Jannik Sinner-centric 15-day tact-training

September 08, 2025 10:00 am

According to coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, improving the serve (98 of 101 service games won) and wider variety and speed in hitting returns helped Alcaraz neutralise Sinner.

Jannik Sinner said he is willing to lose games to make changes after the US Open final defeat to Alcaraz. (AP)

'Ready to lose matches to make changes now': Jannik Sinner highlights Carlos Alcaraz's improvements after US Open final defeat

September 08, 2025 9:51 am

US Open 2025: Jannik Sinner conceded that he had run out of options against Carlos Alcaraz, who held a supreme all-round game during the pair's third Grand Slam final meeting of the year in New York.

Carlos Alcaraz smashed a heap of records with his win over Jannik Sinner in the US Open 2025 final on Sunday night. (AP)

Carlos Alcaraz wins US Open 2025: Top records set by Spaniard with 6th Grand Slam title, ending huge Jannik Sinner streak

September 08, 2025 10:51 am

Carlos Alcaraz set a flurry of records with his stunning four-setter win over Jannik Sinner, reclaiming the World No. 1 ranking with his sixth Grand Slam in only 18 appearances during the US Open 2025 final in New York on Sunday night.