For a third consecutive major final, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz find themselves across the net from each other. The two are set to battle for the 15th time come Sunday inside Arthur Ashe Stadium at the US Open.
Alcaraz prevailed in dramatic fashion at Roland Garros in June, before Sinner erased the painful memories of three missed championship points by denying the Spaniard a three-peat at Wimbledon a month later. That victory also saw the Italian end a five-match losing streak against Alcaraz.
This generational rivalry hit one of its highest notes at Flushing Meadows three years ago, when Alcaraz survived from match point down to edge Sinner over five sets in a quarterfinal that produced the latest finish in US Open history.