Nadal accomplished the feat four times at the French Open while Borg did it twice and went perfect at Wimbledon in 1976. Alcaraz had won 88 of his first 90 service games this tournament and faced nine break points throughout his two weeks in New York prior to Sinner's break.

Alcaraz reclaimed the No. 1 ranking with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory, improving to 10-5 against Sinner and winning his second title at Flushing Meadows.

This 2-hour, 42-minute win gave Alcaraz, a 22-year-old from Spain, leads over Sinner, a 24-year-old from Italy, of 10-5 in their head-to-head series, 6-4 in total Grand Slam trophies, and 2-1 in U.S. Open championships.