Overview

• The world No. 1 stopped after 23 minutes at 0-5 in the first set, with chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani announcing illness as the reason.
• Sinner said he had felt unwell since Sunday and apologized to fans, while Alcaraz offered sympathy on court and wrote “Sorry Jannik” on a TV camera.
• The result ends Sinner’s 26-match hard-court winning streak and moves Alcaraz ahead 9–5 in their head-to-head, including 6–2 on hard courts.
• Alcaraz secures his third Masters 1000 title of the season and the eighth of his career, bringing his overall tour-level titles to 22.
• Attention turns to New York, where Sinner’s status for this week’s new mixed doubles event and his singles title defense is uncertain, and live rankings place Alcaraz 50 points ahead entering the US Open.