Sinner felt \u201ca small twitching\u201d in his stomach during the second set and took a medical timeout after Auger-Aliassime levelled the match, with the World No 1 pointing to his abdomen and heading off the court for treatment. <\/p>\n
The 24-year-old jogged back onto the court following the timeout and steadied the ship as his usual serve and forehand speed returned, before navigating some difficult moments against Auger-Aliassime to win in four. <\/p>\n
Defending champion Sinner let out a sight of relief after winning match point to return to the US Open final, setting a third consecutive grand slam final between the Italian and his rival Alcaraz on Sunday. <\/p>\n
\u201cNothing too bad,\u201d Sinner said when asked about the timeout. \u201cIt\u2019s nothing serious. I\u2019m very happy. There are no excuses. Sunday is a very special day, amazing final again. Let\u2019s see what\u2019s coming.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cI just felt a small twitching after a serve when I served there in the second set on 4-3,\u201d Sinner said later. \u201cAfter the treatment, was feeling much, much better. At some point I didn’t feel anything anymore. I was serving back to normal pace, so it was all good. Nothing to worry about.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alcaraz and Sinner are the first two players to meet in three consecutive grand slam finals in the same year in the Open era, having battled at the French Open final and the Wimbledon final this summer.<\/p>\n
The World No 1 ranking will also be on the line, while Alcaraz and Sinner will meet at the US Open for the first time since a memorable fourth-round clash in 2022 that the Spaniard won over five sets. <\/p>\n
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Sinner prevailed in four sets to defeat Felix Auger-Aliassime (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like our rivalry started here,\u201d Sinner said. \u201cWe are two different players now. Different confidence too. Let\u2019s see what\u2019s coming. We\u2019ve played quite a lot this year. We know each other very well. Let\u2019s see who\u2019s preparing in the best possible way. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut in any case it has been an amazing tournament again. An amazing feeling to come here on more time to play in front of you guys. I\u2019m looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sinner is the defending US Open champion and has now won 27 matches in a row at the hard-court grand slams. The Italian defeated Alcaraz in four sets at Wimbledon <\/a>to win his fourth grand slam title.<\/p>\n Alcaraz is out for revenge and will be looking to win his second US Open title. The Spaniard saved three match points to beat Sinner in five sets <\/a>in the French Open final and will regain the World No 1 ranking if he wins his sixth grand slam title on Sunday.<\/p>\n