Alex Corretja Warns Jannik Sinner About Carlos Alcaraz’s Improvements Ahead of Their Blockbuster US Open Clash

Tennis legend Alex Corretja has revealed that Jannik Sinner must be worried about Carlos Alcaraz‘s improvement ahead of their blockbuster US Open final. Sinner and Alcaraz are set to face each other for the third consecutive Grand Slam final and the fifth tournament they both feature in this season.

However, Sinner has not been at his best at the US Open, despite winning six consecutive matches. For the past 52 weeks on tour, Sinner has won 60.8 percent of his first serve points, but in New York, he has struggled to hit that mark. In the first round, he won 59 percent, in the second round, 51 percent, and in the third round, 58 percent.

In the fourth round, he earned 58 percent, and it was in the quarter-finals against Lorenzo Musetti that he had his best first serve, 61 percent. He dropped to 53 percent in the semi-final against Felix Auger Aliassime. Sinner and Alcaraz have met four times this season, with the former winning just one of their meetings.

Sinner’s single win over Alcaraz was at the Wimbledon final, where he came from a set down to beat the Spaniard. In that match, Sinner won 62 percent of his first-serve points. On the other hand, Alcaraz is yet to drop a set at the US Open. Also, he’s in his eighth consecutive tournament final on tour.

With Sinner’s current struggle with his serve and Alcaraz’s improvement since the start of the New York Grand Slam, Alex Corretja believes that the Spaniard can beat the Italian. During a conversation on Eurosport, he admitted that Sinner must be worried about Alcaraz’s perfect rhythm at the US Open:

He’s finally going to arrive at this tournament perfectly prepared; it’s even difficult to be better prepared. From the first round, he was already good and he’s even better now. He’s found his rhythm, he’s more consistent than before and he’s better in the important moments. We can see that he’s found a good balance in his head, which has allowed him to erase the ups and downs he might have had before. I really think he’s arriving at the best moment of his career.

Nonetheless, Sinner has dropped two sets at the US Open and he’s bidding to become the first man since Roger Federer (2004 to 2008) to defend the New York Grand Slam. He has already won two major titles this season and if he does claim his third on Sunday (September 7), he will hold on to his World No.1 position.

Carlos Alcaraz aims to use lessons from his previous meetings with Jannik Sinner in their US Open final

Carlos Alcaraz is seeking to become the first player in the Open Era to win the US Open men’s singles without dropping a set. The 22-year-old has lost just 58 games in 18 sets, at an average of just more than three games per set. He has only needed two tie-breaks at the event, but might be up for a challenging task when he faces his arch-rival Jannik Sinner in the final.