Overview

• Chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani announced Sinner retired due to illness after about 23 minutes with Alcaraz leading 5-0 in the opening set.
• The victory is Alcaraz’s third Masters 1000 title of 2025, extends his head-to-head lead over Sinner to 9-5, and halts Sinner’s 26-match hard-court winning streak.
• Live rankings now put Alcaraz roughly 50 points ahead entering New York, making a US Open title the simplest path for him to reclaim world No. 1.
• Sinner said he had felt unwell since Sunday, apologized to fans, and told AFP he expects to recover in a few days to defend his US Open crown.
• Sinner’s planned US Open mixed-doubles pairing with Katerina Siniakova is in doubt, while Alcaraz is slated to play the event with Emma Raducanu.