Jannik Sinner brushed off a slight injury concern to return to the US Open final and set up a blockbuster clash with Carlos Alcaraz, with the young rivals to compete in their third grand slam final in a row on Sunday and with the World No 1 ranking on the line.
After Alcaraz had little problem beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets earlier in the day, defending champion Sinner was pushed hard by 25th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime and looked to be in some trouble when he took a medical timeout after losing the second set.
