SportsLine tennis expert Jose Onorato reveals his top 2025 US Open men's bets for the final grand slam of the season

Carlos Alcaraz has been on a roll at a Masters 1000 level since 2022. At 22, the El Palmar native is already among the eight most successful players at a premium ATP level, with plenty more to come in the future.

They'll still play the full U.S. Open starting Sunday in New York, but it might save some time to skip ahead to the men's final on Sept. 7.

See the list of the 10 highest-paid tennis players, who collectively earned $285 million, led by the sport's next great rivals: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

Through his X profile, top analyst José Moron highlighted how Alcaraz was not particularly lucky in this circumstance: "Facing a player like Opelka in the first round is one of the worst draws that can happen. Carlos will have to face a player who has a monstrous serve and who will not give him any rhythm from baseline."

Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open title in a little over 20 minutes Monday afternoon, after his nearest rival and world No. 1 Jannik Sinner retired through illness down 5-0. Sinner fought back tears as he was forced to quit the match, which was poised to be another instalment in the most compelling current rivalry in tennis.

The tennis world has gone into a frenzy after Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu teamed up at the US Open, as rumors continue to swirl that they may be the sport’s newest power couple.

The latest chapter of the Jannik Sinner-Carlos Alcaraz rivalry took a stunning turn on Monday when world No. 1 Sinner retired in the first set of the Cincinnati Open final due to an unspecified health issue.

Tennis commentator and former player Patrick McEnroe believes that an American will be crowned champion in this year’s men’s singles event at the US Open. This despite the fact that Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have squared off in each of the last two Grand Slam finals.