Sinner equals Alcaraz's double in the big leagues and confirms the generational change

• JOAN SOLSONA

  New York

Updated 08/09/2024 – 22:33 CEST

ANDIn the last edition of the US Open, Novak Djokovicat 36 years old, stopped the generational change with her third Grand Slam title of the year.

Carlos Alcaraz avoided his poker at WimbledonNovak maintained the tyranny of the ‘Big Three’, champion of 62 of the last 74 crowns on the major tennis stages.

A season later, Jannik Sinnerexecutioner of Taylor Fritz, 6-3, 6-4 and 7-5confirmed on the last Sunday of the US Open that the change of heart has arrived, the generational change that had been so often predicted on the men’s circuit.

Alcaraz and Sinner, aged 21 and 23, respectively, The four 2024 majors have been shared: The Italian reigned supreme at the Australian Open and on the Arthur Ashe Centre Court in New York. Alcaraz won twice on the clay of Roland Garros and the grass of Wimbledon.

The last few times have not been easy, I dedicate this to my aunt, I don’t know how much longer I can enjoy her.

Jannik Sinner

To find the last time two tennis players won the calendar’s majors in equal parts We have to go back to 2019, with Djokovic winning in Australia and Wimbledon, and Nadal, in the French Open and the US Open..

Nobody wanted to miss the men’s final of the tournament with the presence of an American. The fashionable couple in the country, Taylor Swift and Travis Kalcewas the centre of attention in the stands and received a resounding ovation when they appeared on the video scoreboards.

Fritz lost the first serve of the match and looked a little more nervous than his decorated opponent. The American came back into the game later and fought back to make it 3-2.

I’m sorry I couldn’t win, I hope to do so in the future.

Taylor Fritz

On the way, decided in his favor an exchange of 25 blowsTaylor was willing to hold out as long as it took from the white line. But he ran out of strength there because he would lose the last four games of the opening set.

In the continuation, the tennis player who aspired to replace Andy Roddick in the list of winners – champion in 2003 -, I held out until the tenth game.

In the third partial, Taylor served out at 5-4 to close the gap. The scoreline was reminiscent of Jessica Pegula’s second set win over Aryna Sabalenka.

The United States, with Pegula and Fritz, had a double opportunity to crown two of its players at home and in front of its home crowd. Both attempts hit the post.

Number one for long

Sinner’s consistency ensures that he remains number 1 until next season. He is 4,105 points ahead of Alexander Zverev, his closest rival. Alcaraz is 4,490 points behind.

Some will remember Jannik’s positive test in Indian Wells, which left him without any sanction or suspensionThe Italian played and won in New York and presents a service record with 55 matches won and five lost, 35 of them on hard surfacesThe calendar does not stop and now he will travel to Bologna to defend Italy in the group stage of the Davis Cup.