Carlos relaunches: “Return number 1 was my seasonal goal. The ball is not in his field now, but I expect a different sinner: he will change to try to fight next time”

Journalist

9 September – 12:11 – MILAN

The US Open won, the return to number 1, but also the new challenges that await him with Jannik Sinner. After the triumph of Flushing Meadows on Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz met the Spanish press and traced the strategies for an even brighter future. To the question: “This is the best version of Carlos Alcaraz?”, He replied: “I feel I am at the best of my career so far, but I still have margins of improvement. I have not yet reached 100% and I am working to get there. I think that, at 22, being the best version of the whole career is complicated. I have things to improve, the best carlos that can still be emerged”. He rejects criticism with his desire to celebrate with an ACE, after the triumph the party began at the Chez Margaux restaurant, then in the Amber Room disco. “It’s true, I like to enjoy life, but who doesn’t like it? Who hasn’t had fun at 22? It is a question of spending quality time at home, and then getting motivated to the tournaments”.

the duel

Alcaraz knows that on his journey, as more and more often in recent seasons, there will still be Jannik Sinner. He admits that the change of strategy announced by Jannik He will bring new work for him too: “The ball is not in his field now, he must improve something to be able to beat me. And I have to be ready to see what he will do differently. I think this is the beauty of this rivalry that we are experiencing. We are both improving at a tennis level, off the pitch. We push each other to the limit so much that after each game we know clearly what we have to improve. It is fantastic. And of course, I will change a different Jannik. Beat next time.

New York, New York - September 08: US Open 2025 Champion Carlos Alcaraz of Spain Poses for photo in His Car With the Men's Singles Trophy Following His Victory Over Jannik Sinner of Italy in the Men's Singles Final On September 08, 2025 in New York City. Clive Brunskill / Getty Images / AFP (Photo by Clive Brunskill / Getty Images North America / Getty Images Via AFP)

The ranking

Alcaraz explained how the number 1 in the world was his goal of the season, which for now is at 7 titles (including Roland Garros and Us Open) and 67 games won: “I set it at it at the beginning of the year, seeing that I did it is incredible. At the US Open there were two spectacular weeks, with a very high tennis level, but above all mental, of which I am very proud”. Without getting your head: “How do I stay with my feet on the ground? I know that there is always a margin of improvement. Someone will always arrive, another player, even Jannik, who will exceed me or will be better. And we must continue to go on, to train, to improve. I will never be perfect, so I have to do it”.



ttn-14