India, Sept. 8 -- Aryna Sabalenka, who became the first woman since Serena Williams in 2014 to successfully defend the US Open crown, incurred a moment to forget on live television on Sunday after she accidentally called Carlos Alcaraz by Jannik Sinner's name. The awkward slip-up happened the morning after Alcaraz beat Sinner in four sets to reclaim the US Open men's singles title for the second time in his career.

Following their respective singles title wins at the Flushing Meadows over the weekend, Sabalenka and Alcaraz were invited to 'Today' in their morning segment to talk about their trophy hauls and their campaign. Sabalenka discussed matching Serena's feat after beating American Amanda Anisimova in straight sets in the final on ...