The world No. 1 saved championship point to edge rival Rybakina on a scorching Sunday.

After losing his first six matches to the 2021 US Open champ, the Italian has won eight of the last nine.

"I was crying in the locker room because I was sad that I was missing my son's birthday. And [partner Katerina Siniakova] was, like, 'OK, we do this for AJ.'"

The world No. 1 had been a flawless 16-0 in 2026 coming into their final four clash in tennis paradise on Saturday.

The Swiss-Italian duo topped Dabrowski and Glasspool on a sizzling Saturday afternoon.

Rybakina has won four of the five finals between the two, including in Melbourne in January.

Can Medvedev pick up his first win against Alcaraz since the 2023 US Open?

After losing four straight matches to Zverev, Sinner has won the last five.

The pair of superstars are each a win away from their first 2026 encounter.

Controversy emerged Thursday when the reigning champion lost a point he previously won due to a 'distracting' hand gesture late in the second set.

The Australian Open champion faces the in-form Ukrainian in the BNP Paribas Open semifinals.