Alcaraz and Sinner’s Dominant Rivalry by the… National Bank Open

The 2025 US Open added yet another chapter in Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s prominent rivalry.

While the “New Two” battle each other for major accolades and the title of world No. 1, the rivals have collectively made history that could fill up a page in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Here’s a glance at Alcaraz and Sinner’s dominance by the numbers.

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For the past three Grand Slams, no one was able to prevent Alcaraz and Sinner from clashing for the title. With the New Two making it a 2025 trilogy in Flushing Meadows, they became the first players in the Open Era to face off in three-straight major finals in the same season.

The two have now battled it out in the final on all three Slam surfaces. Alcaraz saved three championship points to win at Roland-Garros then Sinner completed a comeback of his own at Wimbledon, dropping the opening set before securing the title in four.

But it was the Spaniard who got the last laugh in Flushing Meadows with his second US Open triumph.

If there were to be a fourth-straight “Sincaraz” final at the 2026 Australian Open, they would join Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal has the only rivals in the Open Era to contest for four major finals in a row. Djokovic and Nadal met in four straight Slam finals from Wimbledon 2011 through the 2012 French Open.

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Across all tournaments so far this year, it has been difficult to stop the New Two. To put into perspective how dominant Alcaraz and Sinner have been, the two have played a combined 109 matches as of the US Open final and have lost just six to the rest of the field.

Of those losses, just one was in straight sets, when an injured Alcaraz lost to Holger Rune in the Barcelona final.

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Alcaraz and Sinner’s dominance on tennis’ biggest stages spans over two seasons. The two players have split the last eight Grand Slam titles, hoisting four trophies each.

The same two names have not won all the majors across two years since Roger Federer and Nadal did so in 2006 and 2007. However, Federer won six of those titles, meaning Alcaraz and Sinner were the first to evenly split the honours.

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Including their hold on the Grand Slams, Alcaraz and Sinner have combined to win 13-straight titles at events where both players competed. The two have collectively won seven majors, four Masters 1000s, one 500, and the ATP Finals over that span.

Madrid 2024 was the last time a player not named Alcaraz or Sinner hoisted a trophy when the New Two were both a part of the field. Sinner withdrew prior to his quarter-final match while Alcaraz lost in the same round to eventual champion Andrey Rublev.

22 Years, 126 Days

Let’s bring the spotlight over to Alcaraz for this one. After his triumph at the US Open, the Spaniard became the youngest player in ATP history to win six major titles. In comparison to the Big Three, Nadal had five while Federer and Djokovic won just one each by that age.

Alcaraz also became the youngest man in the Open Era to win multiple Grand Slams on all three surfaces.

The 22-year-old is back as the world No. 1 after previously spending 37 weeks atop of the rankings. When the Big Three was Alcaraz’s age, Nadal had only seven weeks as world No. 1. Federer and Djokovic didn’t manage that feat yet.

24 Years, 22 Days

Despite being unable to defend his US Open crown, Sinner capped off the Grand Slam season in impressive fashion. After reaching the final at all four majors in 2025, the Italian became the youngest man in the Open Era to accomplish that feat.

Only three other men have managed it: Rod Laver, Federer, and Djokovic.

Feature Photo: US Open Tennis Championships