Now into his 28th tour-level final, Sinner is now set to face his fierce rival Carlos Alcaraz in the final in Cincinnati, making it the third final in a row in three months between the two players. ,

Alexander squandered game points in the first game of the second set and experienced another break. Zverev pulled it back in the next one, leveling the score at 1-1 but sitting powerless on the court while his rival was changing his shirt.

Veteran journalist Chris Clarey has spent over three decades covering tennis for publications like The New York Times.

Carlos Alcaraz will face Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Open on Saturday, with the Spaniard handed the perfect opportunity to silence the German

The advantage is handful, but Alcaraz will have to dig deep in the remaining events of the season to keep it and cross the finish line ahead of Sinner. The Italian is the defending champion in New York, and he performs with confidence following his first Wimbledon crown.

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On July 23, Sinner's team confirmed that Umberto Ferrara, who had initially been let go in the wake of the positive Clostebol case, had been rehired as a fitness coach.

The two top seeds, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, are both safely through to the quarter-finals after winning yesterday while Carlos Alcaraz also progressed in the early hours. The Italian will now face Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime tonight for a place in the final four. Elsewhere, Coco Gauff and Jasmine Paolini both play last-16 matches.