New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday defeated his Italian counterpart Jannik Sinner at the US Open men's single at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, taking the largest prize money purse ever in tennis.

Alcaraz reasserted his superiority over Sinner by 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 as he claimed his second career Grand Slam title in the US Open, having earlier won in 2022, and a sixth overall in his career.

With this, Alcaraz will take home a compensation of $90 million, announced by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) for the 2025 US Open. This is a 20% increase from the previous record of $75 million in 2024.

According to a report by Hindustan Times, the singles champions in both men's and women's categorie...