Rome, 24 August (LaPresse) – "Winning here would be great. I'm preparing for the tournament, just to get a good result. I hope to meet Sinner in the final, and he should know that he has a big target on his back." This is how Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, ranked number 2, challenged the South Tyrolean champion on the eve of the US Open. If he wins, he will return to number one in the world, replacing Sinner. Alcaraz has a 9-5 advantage in the ATP Head2Head against Sinner, who arrives at the New York Major on a streak of 21 consecutive victories in Grand Slam tournaments on hard courts, following his triumphs at the 2024 and 2025 Australian Open and the 2024 US Open.