Carlos Alcaraz is hoping to end Jannik Sinner's dominance of hardcourt Grand Slam events as the two rivals prepare to do battle again at the US Open.Alcaraz, who beat Sinner in the Cincinnati Open final last Monday when the ailing Italian retired in the first set when trailing 5-0,

NEW YORK—Carlos Alcaraz last came to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center feeling out of sorts after a grueling Olympic-impacted summer ended with an early exit from the US Open.

Maybe Ben Shelton or Taylor Fritz or even Frances Tiafoe, who’s been knocking on the door for a few years, can make himself the biggest story at the end of this U.S. Open, and not Jannik Sinner

Butler is entering his first full season with the Warriors following his midseason trade from the Miami Heat in 2024-25. The 35-year-old should benefit from a full offseason with Golden State as he looks to help lead his squad to a championship this coming season alongside Steph Curry and Co.

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will face potential difficult American opponents when they begin their quest for another U.S. Open title.

The two young players “have made the sport anew,” Giri Nathan writes in his new book, “stepping into superstardom right as the greatest generation slipped out of it.”

If you would like to follow The Athletic’s U.S. Open coverage, click here and follow our tennis page. Will world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka go “Slamless” in 2025 — and does it even matter? Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner could go eight from eight at the Grand Slams — but their bigger fight might take place in the world rankings.

Carlos Alcaraz already knows that his debut at the US Open against Reilly Opelka will be on Monday, August 25, coinciding with the second day of the last major of the calendar. Ope