In his semifinal win over Felix Auger-Aliassime, Alcaraz opened with the most blistering eight games anyone has put together all week.
“I felt like I could do everything on the court,” he said. “I felt like everything was going to be in.”
For his part, Sinner weathered some inspired tennis from Alex De Minaur in the first 10 games, before raising his level accordingly for a 7-5, 6-2 win, his 13th straight over the Australian.
“I felt like he was serving great, very precise. In the second set, I broke very early and then my level rose,” Sinner said. “I tried to be a bit more aggressive and it worked well.”
So who will win when these two monster trucks of tennis collide on Sunday? After watching them show off their best in the semis, it feels like trying to choose between two perfect players, each of whom has helped refine the other’s game as they’ve gone back and forth over the course of this season.
“Thanks to him I’m trying to approach the match in a different way, more focused,” Alcaraz said on Saturday. “I know that I have to play my plan A if I want to beat him.”
