At the fifth season final, the third of Slam, that between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz has become an eternal challenge. In Flushing Meadows the two return to play a goal that is worth double, because those who win the US Open take (or preserved) the primacy in the world ranking. And it will do so in front of the eyes of an exceptional viewer, the American president Donald Trump, expected (but confirmed by the organizers) to follow the all -European final live: an unusual fact for the presidents in office, the last in fact to participate in the house tournament was Bill Clinton who in 2000 had witnessed the victory of Venus Williams in the women’s final.
So a return with Trump who will be welcomed in a suite as a customer of a customer, he who was however a Habitué of the US Open before his election of 2016: and right ten years ago, in 2015, the former magnate had appeared on the New York fields to attend the fourth final in the family among the Williams. These were the times of the first election campaign, and the welcome was not the best: rain of whistles for him and his wife Melania. Then he had for rent a suite that he sold in 2017, the year in which he came into office. At the final between Alcaraz and Sinner presents himself as a president very and after a series of sportsmen appearances. Apart from the golf that is the sport that practiced, Trump witnessed the Club World Cup final in June. The link with the FIFA of Gianni Infantino is not a secret: Trump will attend the draw of the 2026 World Cup in December to be held in Washington, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the institution of which Trump, not without controversy, has taken control. But Trump also showed up at the Superbowl, at the Daytona 500 in Florida, at the UFC meetings of Miami and Newark. In New York – extraordinary security measures will have – will see those who hold the current duopoly of tennis: after all, the Spaniard and blue have reached the final act of a tournament five times this year: with the Slam I am an equal, the victory in Paris.
For Alcaraz (who had also won the master in Rome and then that of Cincinnati for the withdrawal of the opponent) and Wimbledon for Sinner, who arrives at 88 successes in Slam after the victory in the semifinals on Auger-Aliassime, becoming the most winning Italian, exceeding Nicola Pietrangeli. «We don’t think about ranking or titles to defend, I just think there will be a very difficult opponent to face. I am happy to be able to play another Slam final and to be able to measure myself against another of the best players in the world – the words of Sinner -. He is playing incredible tennis. He has improved the service a lot. He had tall and low, now he is very constant. He always arrives at the bottom of the tournaments. I also feel I have improved a lot ». The problem with the abdominals that put him in difficulty against the Canadian does not seem serious: and Sinner and coach Simone Vagnozzi confirmed it. Against Alcaraz the South Tyrolean will try to confirm Champion in New York. Trump? «This tournament always sees the presence of many important people and we players hear it. One more part of pride is brought out, because it means that tennis is important »the diplomatic response of the sample. And he echoes Alcaraz: «It is a privilege to have a president who supports the event and supports tennis. I will try not to think about his presence. I don’t want to be tense for this reason ». Meanwhile, in the stands, pending Mr President, he was spotted, pinched by the cameras, the Danish model of Bosnian origins Laila Hasanovic, given for Sinner’s new girlfriend. He witnessed the match but not in the corner reserved for the blue team.