NO ESCAPE FROM ALCARAZ FINALS

OR the third time this year, Jannik Sinner and Carlos 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

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

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.