NEW YORK: Carlos Alcaraz reasserted his superiority over Jannik Sinner with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory Sunday in the US Open final — the third Grand Slam tournament in a row where these elite, young rivals met to decide the champion — for his second trophy at Flushing Meadows and sixth overall at a major. President Donald Trump sat in a sponsor’s suite in Arthur Ashe Stadium and received a mix of cheers and boos when he offered a wave beforehand and again when he was shown on videoboards after the first set.

Sinner will meet Alcaraz for the third consecutive major final, a record in the tennis Open Era.

Jannik Sinner beat Félix Auger-Aliassime in four sets to set up a third straight slam final with Carlos Alcaraz, with the US Open title and No 1 at stake