"The win made Sinner only the fourth man in the Open era, after Rod Laver, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, to reach all four major finals in a single season, and at 24 the youngest to do so. His streak of 27 straight victories at the hard-court majors equalled Djokovic's best, with only Federer's 36 still ahead. He has now reached five consecutive major finals, lifting trophies in Melbourne and at Wimbledon and standing one point from victory at Roland Garros before Alcaraz turned the match around."
"When the Canadian squandered three break points early in the second set, all on second serves, the momentum seemed to be tilting further towards the top seed. Instead the match flipped. Auger-Aliassime, seeded 25th and playing his second slam semi-final after reaching the last four here in 2021, caught fire with thumping serves and bold groundstrokes, tearing off 12 of the final 13 points."
Jannik Sinner defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in three hours and 21 minutes to reach the US Open final and set up a title match with Carlos Alcaraz. Sinner became the fourth man in the Open era to reach all four major finals in a single season and the youngest at 24, while his 27 straight hard-court major victories equalled Djokovic's best. Sinner has now reached five consecutive major finals, winning in Melbourne and at Wimbledon and narrowly losing at Roland Garros. Auger-Aliassime, seeded 25th, mounted a strong fightback but Sinner recovered to prevail. The world No 1 ranking is on the line in the final.
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