Overview
- Sinner beat Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 6-1 in 1 hour 41 minutes, sealing the match with an ace after a second break of serve.
- Auger-Aliassime struggled with a left calf issue and took medical timeouts, limiting his movement in the second set.
- The victory puts Sinner at 1-0 in the Bjorn Borg Group, which also features Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton, with Zverev next on Wednesday.
- Sinner’s indoor hard-court winning streak reaches 27 matches, reinforcing the momentum from recent titles in Vienna and Paris.
- The win keeps Sinner in the year-end points race, where he trails Alcaraz by 1,050 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings after the Spaniard opened with a win over Alex de Minaur.