Notably, the development comes at a time when Carlos Alcaraz is heavily linked with UK's Emma Raducanu, also a tennis player.
After losing the Wimbledon final to Sinner in July, Alcaraz bounced back with flair and authority to beat the Italian 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 at the iconic Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Jannik Sinner, a 24-year-old from Italy, is trying to become the first repeat men's champion at Flushing Meadows since Roger Federer won five championships.
The 24-times major winner lost to second seed Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 7-6(4) 6-2 in the U.S. Open semi-final.
The hard-fought victory makes Jannik Sinner only the fourth man in the professional era that began in 1968 to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a single season.
The match was billed as the hottest ticket in New York and lived up to the hype, with a scoreline that belied its intensity, as the 2022 champion Alcaraz soaked in deafening cheers on match point.
That's a pretty apt description for a guy closing in on becoming the first man to win consecutive titles at Flushing Meadows.
The No. 2-seeded Carlos Alcaraz, who won the first of his five Grand Slam titles at Flushing Meadows in 2022, got broken for the first time in the tournament.
Having ditched his tousled pre-tournament look, the second seed made an impressive start in his bid to secure a second Grand Slam title of the year.
There is no shortage of compelling themes heading into the year's final Grand Slam, with Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz and Alexander Zverev.
Monday's result extended Alcaraz's head-to-head record over Sinner to 9–5, including a 6–2 edge on hardcourts.
In the other semi-final, Carlos Alcaraz advanced with a 6-4 6-3 win over German third seed Alexander Zverev, who struggled physically during the match, to set up a rematch of this year's French Open and Wimbledon finals.
Despite Carlos Alcaraz’s valiant effort, Jannik Sinner was simply unstoppable.
Against Lajovic, Alcaraz wore a long black brace that covered the upper portion of his right leg and stretched down to just below his knee.
Djokovic was far more aggressive in the second set and made several forays towards the net to reel off the first three games before producing a spectacular backhand overhead smash assisted by the net cord at one point, but Alcaraz pulled level at 3-3.
Alcaraz's best run at Melbourne Park was getting to the quarterfinals last year before losing at that stage to Alexander Zverev.
The Davis Cup Finals will be held in Malaga, Spain, from November 19th to 24th. Rafael Nadal will play his last game in this competition. Here is all you need to know.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz said playing in Rafa Nadal's career farewell in the Davis Cup Final Eight will be the most special event he will play in his career.
Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3 for the championship in the Six Kings Slam exhibition Saturday after Novak Djokovic topped Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6 (5) in the third-place match.
Rafa Nadal will have one last chance to face old rival Novak Djokovic before the Spaniard calls time on his illustrious career with the pair set to meet at the Six Kings Slam exhibition event in Saudi Arabia.
Carlos Alcaraz was given a scare by Australian qualifier Li Tu in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday before going on to seal.
Djokovic's impressive career already featured a men's-record 24 Grand Slam titles and the most weeks spent at No. 1 in the rankings by any man or woman.
The Spanish third seed produced a performance combining awesome power with delicate touch to win 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4), collecting the fourth Grand Slam of his young career.
The Wimbledon 2024 men's singles final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic is scheduled to be held on Sunday, July 14, at 6:30 PM IST at Centre Court, located at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
Three-times Grand Slam champion Alcaraz landed in Wimbledon as the title favourite following his French Open triumph last month but few expected Djokovic to go far after his Roland Garros run was cut short by a knee injury.