Yanick Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are going to clash again – at number 15 between them, and this time the US Open title is at stake. The match on Center Court starts at 21:00 Bulgarian time.

The best tennis players in the world will face each other for the third time in a row in a Grand Slam final this year. In Paris, Alcaraz defeated the world number 1 in an epic five-set classic, before the Italian took revenge in the dispute for the Wimbledon trophy in four parts.

Both of them quite naturally reached the final clash at Flushing Meadows. Sinner, who will be bidding for a second consecutive title in New York, has dropped a total of two sets in his first six matches, one each to Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime. Even more impressive was the raid of 2022 champion Alcaraz, who did not give up a single set to his opponents, clearly handling four-time winner Novak Djokovic in the semifinals after 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

Sinner and Alcaraz will face each other for the 15th time. The Spaniard leads convincingly so far with 9-5 wins, including six of their last seven matches. Alcaraz rejected Sinner in the final in Cincinnati before the US Open after the ranking leader withdrew early due to a virus. On the way to the 2022 title, Alcaraz stopped Sinner in the quarterfinals after 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-7 (0), 7-5, 6-3. The statistics between them in the Slam alone are 3-2 in favor of Carlitos.

If he wins the final, Alcaraz will return to the top of the world rankings. All this, in addition to a $ 5 million check for the winner. | BGNES