NEW YORK (AP) — Not long after his loss in the U.S. Open final on Sunday, Jannik Sinner already was thinking about how he can become a better player and how he can more frequently beat his only true rival at the top of men's tennis , Carlos Alcaraz.

In sum, Sinner explained that he wants to figure out a way to present the sort of variety in his game that Alcaraz displayed during his 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium — a result that ended Sinner's reign as the champion at Flushing Meadows and also took away his No. 1 ranking.

“Today, there were two or three things that weren’t where I wanted them to be. I was too predictable in my play today. Sometimes you have to get out of your comfort zone,” said Sinner, a 24-year-old Italian. “Practice differently. Accept, maybe,

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