NEW YORK — 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, that you mi

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