Sinner claimed the second Grand Slam title of his profession when he received the US Open in 2024 and reached the New York remaining once more final 12 months when he was beaten by Alcaraz.
Sinner and Alcaraz produced a clear sweep of the Grand Slam titles in 2024 and 2025, profitable 4 majors apiece in a duopoly which has morphed right into a generational duel.
Nonetheless, the pair’s rivalry has been unable to achieve the identical heights and depth.
Sinner’s withdrawal means the pair haven’t each been current on the previous three Grand Slams, with Alcaraz’s wrist drawback forcing him out of the French Open and Wimbledon.
On the season-opening Australian Open, Sinner’s shock loss to an impressed Novak Djokovic within the semi-finals stopped a fourth Grand Slam remaining in a row between him and the 23-year-old Alcaraz.
Three of final 12 months’s 4 main finals have been contested by Sinner and Alcaraz, in addition to the end-of-season ATP Finals, which served to underline how far clear they have been of their rivals within the males’s recreation.
This 12 months, the pair have gone head-to-head solely as soon as.
Sinner beat Alcaraz in April’s Monte Carlo remaining which ensured the Italian reclaimed the highest spot on the planet rankings – a spot which he has not appeared like relinquishing since.
In his absence, Germany’s Zverev would be the high seed at Flushing Meadows, forward of Alcaraz and Canadian third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime.
The US Open singles most important attracts begin on Sunday 30 August.
