Alcaraz and Sinner in world of their own as US Open final completes slam trilogy

Spaniard won in Paris, Italian took the title at Wimbledon. Part three in New York could be another classic

On a tranquil evening in Manhattan last week, Carlos Alcaraz was making his exit from an Italian restaurant with his sizeable support team when he unexpectedly found himself staring at a familiar face. There was Jannik Sinner, quietly enjoying his own dinner. This was the second occasion during the US Open Alcaraz and Sinner just so happened to be dining at the same restaurant at the same time. Neither player could hide their amusement as they greeted each other warmly.

Considering the frequency of their meetings it would not be unreasonable if they were starting to get sick of each other: On court we like to see each other, because it means that considering our ranking, we are doing well in the tournament," said Sinner." Off court we bump into each other at times. I don't know if we are happy or not."