Tennis legend Boris Becker has revealed why he was a \u201clittle disappointed\u201d by Jannik Sinner after the Italian\u2019s defeat in the US Open final.<\/p>\n
Reigning US Open champion Sinner<\/a> fell 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> in Sunday\u2019s men\u2019s singles final, failing to defend his crown \u2014 and losing his world No 1 ranking to Alcaraz as a result<\/a>.<\/p>\n It was a seventh defeat to Alcaraz in the eight matches the two have contested since the start of 2024, with Sinner only losing four matches to players outside of the Spaniard during that timeframe.<\/p>\n World No 1 Alcaraz now holds a 10-5 lead in his head-to-head over the Italian and was largely dominant during his run to a second title in New York.<\/p>\n Alcaraz has now drawn level with Becker<\/a> on two US Open titles and six Grand Slam titles overall.<\/p>\n And, speaking on his podcast, Becker Petkovic<\/em>, the German claimed that Sinner\u2019s \u201cweakness\u201d was exploited by Alcaraz throughout the final.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom the first minute to the last, Alcaraz was clearly better than all the other players and even better than Sinner,\u201d said Becker.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the final, he was clearly the boss. He played tennis from another planet and deserved to win the tournament.<\/p>\n Andy Roddick fires a warning to Carlos Alcaraz after stunning US Open win<\/a><\/p>\n How Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner emulated 41-year-old ATP feat during dominant summer<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe big difference I noticed in this duel was on serve; Sinner was clearly weaker, and that\u2019s unforgiving, if he has a real weakness, it\u2019s this one.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking in his post-match press conference after the final, Sinner issued an honest verdict of his game and claimed he had become too \u201cpredictable\u201d for his main rival<\/a>, who he now trails 2-7 in hard-court meetings.<\/p>\n And that was a view echoed by former world No 1 Becker, who claimed that he had \u201cexpected more\u201d from Sinner in the final \u2014 and claimed that the Italian had \u201cstood still\u201d while Alcaraz progressed.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cI am one who always thinks to tell the truth. I was a little disappointed. I expected more.<\/p>\n \u201cBut of course I was not disappointed by Alcaraz. Because he really played tennis better today than a year ago. He had more variations, he had speed changes. He played serve volley. He played backhand slice. He played forehand where you don\u2019t see the ball.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I think Sinner, for the first time, he stood still with his game. He is now predictable. You know exactly what always happens. And it\u2019s not as bad that I see it that way. It\u2019s worse for him that Alcaraz sees it that way.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I think for the first time that Alcaraz really took a step forward. And Sinner stayed the same. He partly didn\u2019t know how to win the points. Except Alcaraz hit the ball.<\/p>\n \u201cIn his press conference after the match, Sinner, always said very honestly, that he [Alcaraz] has developed further in tennis and I have not. And I think it\u2019s great that he says that. But that\u2019s how I felt it.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was never a discussion for me, even after the second set, who would win this match in the end. And I didn\u2019t see that in any other final between the two.\u201d<\/p>\n All eyes will be on if Sinner is able to turn the tables on Alcaraz when the two next meet.<\/p>\n The next tournament both are set to compete in is the Shanghai Masters next month, where the Italian will be aiming to successfully defend the title he won in 2024.<\/p>\n Read Next<\/strong>: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner\u2019s next tournaments: When could they meet again?<\/a><\/p>\n The post Boris Becker reveals why he was \u2018a little disappointed\u2019 by Jannik Sinner in US Open final<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tennis legend Boris Becker has revealed why he was a \u201clittle disappointed\u201d by Jannik Sinner after the Italian\u2019s defeat in the US Open final. Reigning US Open champion Sinner fell 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday\u2019s men\u2019s singles final, failing to defend his crown \u2014 and losing his world No 1 ranking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Tennis News<\/h2>\n