Carlos Alcaraz claimed the 14th edition of the iconic Sinner v Alcaraz rivalry, but not the way he wanted. The Spaniard won 5-0 RET. when the Italian bowed out due to illness after trying to give it a go in Monday’s highly anticipated final.
Sinner laboring and dropped his first seven points on serve, falling behind by a double-break and heading to his chair to plop an ice pack right on the crown of his head.
Avoiding long rallies, Sinner went big early and paid for his aggression in the form of unforced errors. They piled up, as did games for Alcaraz. When Alcaraz hit a drop shot with Sinner serving at 0-4, 15-40, the Italian just walked to the other side of the court and got ready to serve the next point.
Two points later, after he double-faulted to hand Alcaraz a triple-break 5-0 lead, the trainer was summoned.
That would be the end of it.
Alcaraz claims his 22nd ATP title, and will be the No.1 in the ATP live rankings once last year’s US Open rankings points drop off.
More to follow.
