For some time now, it has been clear that Carlos Alcaraz has been maturing into an even better player and his victory over Jannik Sinner in the final at the US Open was arguably the culmination of that process.

Alcaraz dismantled Sinner in New York, and it’s fair to say he played the best match of his career. Why the best? Because it’s one thing to, say, crush Stefanos Tsitsipas in a Roland Garros quarterfinal, and quite another to overwhelm Sinner in a US Open final.

Before the match, Sinner was a slight favourite according to many. His greater mastery on hard courts and his ability to stay focused for the entirety of a match arguably tipped the scale in his favour, albeit only slightly. He had also beaten Alcaraz in what had become almost his own backyard at Wimbledon. But Alcaraz, sin

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