US Open 2025 males’s closing — Jannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz: Begin time, odds, picks, preview for rivalry

On Sunday, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz will meet within the US Open males’s closing, a 3rd consecutive grand slam finals assembly between the pair. After Alcaraz gained their assembly on the French Open, Sinner bought revenge at Wimbledon, leaving bragging rights for the 12 months up within the air in New York.

The rivalry between Sinner and Alcaraz is setting as much as be the defining one of many new period, with legends equivalent to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal having retired lately and Novak Djokovic nearing the tip of his personal storied profession.

Sunday marks the fifteenth head-to-head match between the 2, with Alcaraz holding a 9-5 benefit. Alcaraz can be 7-3 of their 10 most up-to-date matches.

Final 10 head-to-head conferences between Sinner and Alcaraz

How did Sinner and Alcaraz make the ultimate?

Sinner entered the match because the world No. 1 and took out Vit Kopriva and Alexei Popyrin within the first two rounds, profitable each matches in straight units. Within the third spherical, Denis Shapovalov took the primary set earlier than Sinner took the following three to advance to the spherical of 16. No. 23 Alexander Bublik solely managed to win three whole video games in his spherical of 16 assembly with Sinner, who then took out No. 10 Lorenzo Musetti in straight units. Sinner superior to the ultimate by taking down a sport Felix Auger-Aliassime in 4 units within the semifinals. It marks the fifth straight grand slam closing Sinner has made.

“Superb stats. I’d have by no means thought that I’d make this after I turned professional, and now I discover myself right here, so it is superb,” Sinner stated after his semifinal win, by way of ATP.com. “I believe 5 straight Grand Slam finals, it is one thing nice. The consistency and placing myself there within the later levels of the largest tournaments we’ve got, it is superb.

“However in the identical time, I do know it is at the back of my head, no matter I am doing, however in the identical time no matter is completed is completed. I am right here. I’ve an important day Sunday, after which we’ll see.”

For as easy as Sinner’s path to the ultimate was, Alcaraz had an excellent much less drama-filled run. Alcaraz has not dropped a set on the US Open in taking down, so as, Reilly Opelka, Mattia Bellucci, No. 32 Luciano Darderi, Arthur Rinderknech, No. 20 Jiri Lehecka and No. 7 Novak Djokovic.

It has been a dominance from either side, organising the sixth consecutive time the pair will meet in a match closing match.

Story of the tape: Sinner vs. Alcaraz

The place to observe Sinner vs. Alcaraz within the US Open finals

Date: Sept. 7 | Begin time: 2 p.m. ET
Location: Arthur Ashe Stadium — New York
TV channel: ESPN | Stream: Fubo (Attempt without spending a dime) 
Odds: Sinner -135, Alcaraz +110

Prediction

Is it an excessive amount of to hope for a repeat of the drama produced on the French Open? That day, Sinner and Alcaraz placed on among the finest tennis matches in trendy historical past, if not all-time. These two males are so well-matched that it’s laborious to foretell what’s going to occur on a match-to-match foundation, however they will produce magic when on the court docket collectively.

Sinner is a slight favourite at -135 to Alcaraz’s +110, based on DraftKings. The oddsmakers aren’t counting on the historical past between the 2 and Alcaraz’s benefit in heads-up matches, together with a 6-2 benefit once they meet on a tough floor court docket.

We picked Alcaraz to win (+175) as one in every of our greatest bets previous to the beginning of the match, and we’ll keep it up now that he is able to step in towards Sinner but once more. Search for Alcaraz’s velocity to permit him to only barely outplay Sinner with barely extra court docket protection in one other traditional. Decide: Carlos Alcaraz in 5 units