The world’s number 1, Italian Jannik Sinner won the 25th key head, Canadian Felix Auger-Aissime, for 3 sets to 1 (6-1, 3-6, 6-3 and 6-4), in the US Open semifinals, on Friday (5), to mark a decisive confrontation for the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, renew one of the most thrilling rivalries and maintain the dream of the sport two -time consecutive championship.
Shortly after having a magic performance to dismantle the 24 -time Grand Slam champion, Serbio Novak Djokovic at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the generally mechanical has failed a few times, but prevailed to ensure.
He faced a brief resistance in the fifth game of the match, but increased the intensity to hold and ended the unbalanced opening set when Auger-Aassime sent a backhand out.
Playing the semifinal in New York for the second time, Auger-Adoliassime calmed the nerves, breaking and opening 5-3 on the next set, drawing the match before facing the third set, but the rhythm changed again.
who asked for a medical time for an unspecified problem, found the pace to close the third set and avoided a strong challenge of the Canadian overwrite with a decisive withdrawal in the next set to move forward.