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In a perfect echo of the triumph that first propelled him to the world number one spot in 2022, Alcaraz's New York title took him back to the top of the rankings as the 22-year-old Spaniard displaced Sinner and lifted his Grand Slam trophy haul to six.
Sabalenka showcased her dominance on the hardcourt, winning in a tense final.
Sinner and Alcaraz will clash in their third consecutive Grand Slam final this year on September 7
For 23-year-old Sinner, it was a 55th match win of the season and sixth title.
Sabalenka won her first title at Flushing Meadows a year after coming up short in the final.
It's the first time in 15 years that an American man has reached a major final and both Fritz and Tiafoe wanted to be the one to break the barren streak.
Playing in her first major semifinal, Pegula was made to look like a novice by Muchova in a disastrous opening set, but somehow turned the tables on the unseeded Czech.
Pegula looked in cruise control in the second set as she broke Swiatek again in the third game.
The 44-year-old Bopanna had also lost in the men's doubles.
Fritz seized back momentum in the third set and closed out the match in a fourth-set tiebreak.
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