Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport senior tennis reporter at Flushing Meadows

Everywhere Donald Trump goes, he steals the show.

So it's no surprise that everyone here is talking about the US President's expected arrival for today's match.

Trump, who was born in the Queens borough of New York where the US Open is held, is set to make his first visit since 2015.

Security has been ramped up, with airport-style scanners erected overnight because of his attendance.

It is expected he will suite in a hospitality suite which, I suspect, will be next to the net and opposite the umpire's chair.

A quick recce of Ashe shows me the comfy seats there have name cards laid out - except for a couple left intentionally free.

Trump's name is not visible, but a tell-tale sign, perhaps, is a tag bearing the name of his son-in-law Jared Kushner.

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Australian Open - Jannik Sinner

French Open - Carlos Alcaraz

Wimbledon - Jannik Sinner

US Open - ??

The rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner is one that has been brewing nicely since three years ago, when the pair met in the quarter-finals in New York.

An epic marathon of a match which Alcaraz eventually won.

Fast forward to now and the pair are contesting a third consecutive Grand Slam final.

"I feel like our rivalry started here playing an amazing match," said Italian world number one Sinner.

"We are two different players now, with different confidence too. Let's see what's coming."

Annabel Croft
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds

I have been looking forward to this match since the start of this tournament. It felt inevitable. We wondered what Novak Djokovic could do in the semi-finals but he couldn't do anything.

This has all the ingredients for a fantastic match. You have the clinical ball striking of Jannik Sinner. He is precise and balanced, in the same way Novak Djokovic is.

Then you have the flamboyancy of Carlos Alcaraz and his artistry. You never know how he is going to win a point. He has looked very focused and hungry to get back on track after Wimbledon.

It's still significantly more glamourous than England in the rain, Jonathan...

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport senior tennis reporter at Flushing Meadows

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It’s not glamour in New York City, you know.

Especially not when it’s siling down with rain.

The thunderstorms of yesterday have carried into today and means the roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium looks likely to be closed again for the men's final.

There is no sign of daylight at the moment, although the weather is supposed to improve later.

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BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

Listen to live build up on Radio 5 Live from New York by clicking the play icon at the top of this page.

We'll then bring you full commentary from the match once things get under way.

Already this blossoming rivalry between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz is turning into something pretty special. Not to mention epic.

Two of the three major finals this year have been contested by 'Sincaraz' with one win apiece - Alcaraz won an epic French Open final before Sinner came out on top at Wimbledon. The Italian also beat Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open in January.

The past seven Grand Slams have been won by either Sinner or Alcaraz with Sinner taking home four titles since picking up his first in 2024.

Tonight, we get chapter three in this fascinating rivalry.

What a match we have on our hands tonight. Part three of this absolutely enthralling rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

Things will get under way in about an hour's time so stick with us for all the build-up to another hotly anticipated Grand Slam final between the two best players in the world.

We had the enticing opener.

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The scintillating sequel.

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And now it's time for part three - will we get the dramatic finale?