NO ESCAPE FROM ALCARAZ FINALS

OR the third time this year, Jannik Sinner and Carios Alcaraz will face off ina Grand Slam final - a new first for the Open era when the same two opponents have met in at least three Major finals in the same season.

- By Yasmin Syed

Ahead of their US Open showdown with the No.1 ranking up for grabs, defending champion Sinner said: “We have faced each other quite a lot lately.

When we step on court, we try to prepare the match tactically and in different ways.”