New York, Sep 8 After Carlos Alcaraz claimed his second US Open title and the No.1 spot in ATP rankings, coach Juan Carlos Ferrero revealed that the Spaniard had a 15-day camp where the focus was on every detail that he has to improve to take down the Italian.
Alcaraz had beaten Sinner for the Roland Garros trophy, where he needed to save three championship points to do so. Two months ago, Alcaraz fell to Sinner in the Wimbledon final.
At the grass-court major, Sinner triumphed in four sets to claim his fourth Slam trophy and pull to within one of his rival. Alcaraz had plenty to think about, and that is exactly what he did, according to coach Ferrero.
“I think it was very important, because we maybe practised for 15 days, very focused on the details that we have to improve to play against Jannik. We know that in this kind of surface, on hard courts, Jannik is always very difficult to play and (is) winning a lot of matches. I think it helped a lot, because he realised what he has to improve a lot, and I was very focused on it," said Ferrero.
Alcaraz delivered a classy all-around display to down his great rival 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 and claim his second US Open title and became the youngest male player in history to claim six major titles, and enables a triumphant return to the top of the ATP rankings for the first time since September 2023 . Alcaraz will begin his 37th week at No. 1 on Monday, ending Sinner's 65-week reign at the top of the charts.
"I think we prepared the match very good, watching some matches and seeing the specific details we had to play. Carlos did 100 per cent [of what he needed to]. It's easy to say and very difficult to do it.
“The performance today was perfect. I think he compromised [with] himself to go for the match all the time, tried to put pressure on the rival sooner than Jannik. I think it's one of the keys," Ferrero said.
“I think these guys hit the ball, both of them, very, very fast, and I think who hits first takes the advantage on points. Carlos has maybe more variety [in] his game, and he can do more, like slice, go to the net, and do more things than maybe Jannik. But I think it helps a lot to change a little bit the way of the game," he added.
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