Nadal accomplished the feat four times at the French Open while Borg did it twice and went perfect at Wimbledon in 1976. Alcaraz had won 88 of his first 90 service games this tournament and faced nine break points throughout his two weeks in New York prior to Sinner's break.

This hard-court matchup follows Alcaraz’s victory over Sinner at French Open’s red clay in June, and Sinner’s victory over Alcaraz at Wimbledon in July.