Alcaraz and Zverev, After the 2026 US Open

Jannik Sinner withdrew from the 2026 US Open on August 21, before the tournament. The event then ran and finished on September 13. Rankings123 does not have a sourced champion for this article, so no winner is stated.

Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev were the two names that pre-tournament copy treated as the men's story once Sinner was out. What follows is how they play. It is not a draw, and it is not a result.

Carlos Alcaraz

Alcaraz is an all-court player. He covers the court, uses the drop shot, and is willing to come forward as well as stay on the baseline.

Alexander Zverev

Zverev's game is a big serve and long baseline rallies. His ranking article names the 2026 French Open as the major on that page. This page does not add a 2026 result.

The rivalry

Their styles contrast. Alcaraz changes pace and uses the whole court. Zverev tries to hold serve and extend rallies from the baseline. Meeting-by-meeting scores are omitted, because this site does not carry a sourced record of those matches.

A pre-tournament version of this page talked about brackets and a possible final. That event is over. Those sections are gone.

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