Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz took down 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic (6-4 7-6(4) 6-2) with clinical precision at Arthur Ashe Stadium, reaching the US Open final where he will face the top-ranked Jannik Sinner.
Similar crowds can be expected at Flushing Meadows on Sunday after Sinner ensured a scintillating title clash between the young torchbearers of men’s tennis by seeing off Canadian 25th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime (6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4) .
It will be the pair’s third Grand Slam final meeting of the year, after Spaniard Alcaraz saved three matchpoints to keep his French Open title in June, before surrendering his Wimbledon crown to the Italian the following month.
Alcaraz and Sinner had clashed in the US Open quarter-final, where the Spaniard prevailed after five bruising sets before going on to win the title.
“I love these challenges. I love to put myself in these positions,” Sinner said. “He’s someone who pushed me to limit, which is great, because you have the best feedback you can have as a player.”
“We’ve faced each other quite a lot now lately, so things are getting a little bit different.”
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