Carlos Alcaraz secured his 2d US Open identify and 6th Grand Slam championship by means of defeating Jannik Sinner on Sunday, incomes a report prize cash of $5 million. However it could incur important tax deductions underneath US regulations. The 22-year-old Spanish tennis superstar’s victory, which marked his fourth win over Sinner in 5 conferences, got here with the biggest unmarried payout in tennis historical past, a part of the USA Open’s 20 p.c building up in general prize fund for 2025.The historical prize cash, on the other hand, will likely be considerably decreased because of US tax laws. Alcaraz falls into the very best federal source of revenue tax bracket of 37% for profits above $609,351, leading to roughly $1.7 million in federal taxes.Further New York state tax at 9.65% on profits between $1.08 million and $5 million will additional cut back his take-home quantity to round $2.5 million. Those deductions happen ahead of accounting for standard participant bills like paying for his coaches, go back and forth, lodging and gear.A tax treaty between Spain and the USA supplies some reduction for Alcaraz, making sure he may not face double taxation in his domestic nation.
The fit itself showcased Alcaraz’s dominance, with the Spaniard handing over 42 winners in comparison to Sinner’s 21. His efficiency integrated shedding best 9 issues in the back of his first serve right through the fit.Sinner controlled to assert the second one set, marking the one set Alcaraz misplaced throughout all the match. Alternatively, Alcaraz temporarily regained regulate within the 3rd set, in the long run securing the victory regardless of Sinner saving two championship issues.The victory stepped forward Alcaraz’s head-to-head report in opposition to Sinner to ten wins in 15 conferences, together with a 4-2 benefit in Grand Slam encounters, with two of those victories coming at the USA Open.Each Alcaraz and ladies’s champion Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated Amanda Anisimova within the ladies’s ultimate, won equivalent prize cash of $5 million, representing a 39 p.c building up from the former 12 months’s payout.