Alcaraz: I met Sinner more than family members.

"Jannik is a great opponent ", Alcaraz opened the speech at the awards ceremony, where he received the US Cup for the second time. "I met you more than family members. We shared the moment on the pitch, in the dressing room, training ground ... almost anywhere. Congratulations on having an excellent season, besides the excellent team ".

Alcaraz won Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 after less than three hours of competition. Earlier, he won the Italian opponent in the final of Roland Garros and Cincinnati Masters, lost to Wimbledon finals. Because of the top of the ATP Tour transcript, the two almost met only in the final. At the beginning of the season, they used to train together and share the training ground many times. "But when I started playing, I felt this was a normal match. Perhaps because I was so familiar with meeting Sinner ".

Alcaraz grateful to the training team, seeing them as the second family. He said: "My success is also from the team. Thank you for all efforts both inside and in the yard ". Coach Juan Carlos Ferrero and the coach members stick with Alcaraz before he played professionally. They won six Grand Slam together in 23 big and small titles - the achievement of the legendary compatriot Rafael Nadal at the same age. In the legends, Nadal completed the earliest collection at the age of 24.

When talking to his home TV channel Movistar Plus after the expanded US final, Alcaraz said his feet trembling when making the final serve. "The memory of the intersection when playing Casper Ruud in the 2022 finals came back," he said. "I feel like I can recreate it and so, it has returned to help me win the trophy".

Alcaraz will be the number one in the world when the update of the next week, terminating the 65 weeks of the ruler of Sinner. Two players will compete at major events at the end of the year, such as Shanghai Masters, Paris Masters and ATP Finals.