Overview

• Carlos Alcaraz advanced with a straight-sets semifinal win over Novak Djokovic, while Jannik Sinner beat Félix Auger-Aliassime 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
• Sinner experienced abdominal discomfort in his semifinal, which was treated, and his coach Simone Vagnozzi said it is not serious.
• Alcaraz leads their head-to-head 9–5 and has not dropped a set at this US Open; Sinner is the defending champion with a 27-match hard-court Slam win streak.
• The final starts at 2 p.m. ET at Arthur Ashe Stadium, with U.S. coverage on ESPN/ABC and streaming on ESPN platforms.
• Sinner is bidding for a third major title of 2025 and a fifth overall, while Alcaraz targets a sixth Slam and a second US Open crown.