{"id":125092,"date":"2025-09-06T21:13:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T21:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/125092\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T21:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T21:13:08","slug":"us-open-live-updates-aryna-sabalenka-and-american-amanda-anisimova-face-off-in-the-womens-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/125092\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open live updates: Aryna Sabalenka and American Amanda Anisimova face off in the women\u2019s final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/20250905-sinner-alcaraz.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"Jannik Sinner, left, and Carlos Alcaraz are set for another final.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"900\" width=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmf8fpraz00123b6n61065yrx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are once again set to square off in a grand slam final and it feels like this year\u2019s US Open is absolute confirmation that this rivalry will dominate the men\u2019s game for the next several years.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmf8g7ozy001n3b6nhka92r6x@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Sinner and Alcaraz won their semifinal matches in impressive fashion on Friday, setting up their third straight clash in a grand slam final. With the way they\u2019re playing, it feels like it\u2019ll be a surprise if anyone else gets a crack at a major championship any time soon.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmf8g7ozy001o3b6ndrluwjbw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The world No. 1 started off his match hot, taking the first three games and rolling through the first set 6-1. But Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime won the hearts of the New York crowd with a spirited performance and took the second set.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmf8g7ozy001r3b6nqeyk4g1o@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            It was Sinner who ended up getting the crucial breaks in the third and fourth set though, sending him on his way to a hard-fought victory. One last rally between the two opponents who thrilled this crowd for nearly three-and-a-half hours ended when Auger-Aliassime sent a final shot long and gave the fourth set to Sinner.\n    <\/p>\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap25248852172718.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"Jannik Sinner hits a shot during his semifinal win on Friday.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1664\" width=\"2498\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmf8g7ozy001s3b6n5nnokz6g@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Sinner took the match 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmf8g7ozy001t3b6np2b0yf3q@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Alcaraz, meanwhile, is back in the US Open final after a straight-sets victory over Novak Djokovic that was a lot tougher than the scoreline will show.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmf8g7ozy001u3b6nbumx5t48@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Alcaraz defeated the 24-time grand slam champion 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-2 in a match that went a little more than two-and-a-half hours.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmf8g7ozy001x3b6n0ks0srro@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            It was a display of power against guile as Alcaraz was able to cover his entire half of the court whenever he wanted and was firing shots back at the veteran, who used his hard-won anticipation and bloody determination to hang with the Spaniard as long as he could.\n    <\/p>\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2025-09-05t193305z-1963020064-up1el951ib3cg-rtrmadp-3-tennis-usopen.JPG?c=original&amp;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"Carlos Alcaraz has yet to lose a set at this year's US Open.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"3008\" width=\"4512\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmf8g7ozy001y3b6nu9r61ayk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But after one last double fault and an unforced error, Djokovic was broken and it was the 22-year-old who would be moving on.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmf8g7ozy001z3b6nqht4e62j@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Spanish sensation has yet to drop a set in the US Open this year.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmf8g7ozy00203b6n7314wq9p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The final is set for 2 p.m. ET on Sunday.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are once again set to square off in a grand slam final 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