Cincinnati, Aug. 18 -- Within a space of three months, rivals Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will be facing each other in a final, in the championship title clash of the Cincinnati Open on Tuesday.

The duo's red-hot, high-paced and electrifying gameplay has already produced undeniable masterclasses at Rome, French Open and Wimbledon this year. On Tuesday, another chapter of this modern tennis' great ongoing rivalries will be written.

The world number one Sinner and world number two Alcaraz have been in sensational form throughout the tournament, with the defending champion yet to drop a set en route to his eighth ATP Masters 1000 final and enters the title clash with a 26-match win streak on grass courts. In the semifinal clash, he en...