Carlos Alcaraz's US Open title
allows him to replace Jannik Sinner at No. 1 in the rankings
[September 09, 2025]
By HOWARD FENDRICH
NEW YORK (AP) Carlos Alcaraz officially has returned to No. 1 in
the ATP rankings for the first time in two years. He replaced Jannik
Sinner there on Monday after beating him in the U.S. Open mens
final on Sunday. Amanda Anisimova jumped five spots to a career-best
No. 4 in the WTA after finishing as the runner-up to No. 1 Aryna
Sabalenka in the women's final on Saturday. Alcaraz won his second
title at Flushing Meadows and his sixth Grand Slam trophy to move up
from No. 2. Sinner had held No. 1 since making his debut there in
June 2024.
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NEW YORK (AP) Carlos Alcaraz officially returned to No. 1 in the
ATP rankings for the first time in two years on Monday, replacing
Jannik Sinner there after beating him in the U.S. Open men's final,
and Amanda Anisimova jumped five spots to a career-best No. 4 in the
WTA after finishing as the runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka.
When you achieve the goals you set up (for) yourself at the
beginning of the year, it feels amazing, Alcaraz said after winning
his second title at Flushing Meadows and his sixth Grand Slam
trophy.
For me," he added, "(to) achieve that once again ... is a dream.
Alcaraz moved up from No. 2 and swapped places with Sinner by virtue
of a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over him in Arthur Ashe Stadium on
Sunday.
Sinner had held No. 1 since making his debut there in June 2024, a
65-week stay.
Alcaraz first reached that spot in September 2022 at age 19 making
him the youngest No. 1 in ATP history by claiming his first major
championship at that year's U.S. Open. He relinquished that ranking
in September 2023.
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Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, reacts after scoring a point against
Jannik Sinner, of Italy, during the men's singles final of the U.S.
Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP
Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Alexander Zverev stayed at No. 3 on Monday, while
Novak Djokovic, the 24-time major champion who lost to Alcaraz in
Friday's semifinals, went up three spots from No. 7 to No. 4.
Sabalenka was assured of remaining at No. 1 by getting to the
quarterfinals in New York, then wound up collecting her second U.S.
Open title in a row with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) win Saturday over Anisimova,
a 24-year-old American.
Anisimova's second consecutive runner-up run at a major she lost
to Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon final in July allowed her to climb
five spots from No. 9, part of a remarkable surge from outside the
top 350 when she returned last season from a mental-health break.
Swiatek, eliminated in the U.S. Open quarterfinals by Anisimova,
stayed at No. 2, followed by Coco Gauff.
Jessica Pegula slid from No. 4 to No. 7. She exited against
Sabalenka in the semifinals last week, a year after losing to her in
the U.S. Open final.
Naomi Osaka's first Grand Slam semifinal since the 2021 Australian
Open she lost Thursday to Anisimova in that round carried her
from No. 24 to No. 14. The four-time major champion and former No. 1
hadn't been in the top 20 since January 2022.
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