Following his retirement against Alcaraz on Monday, the world No. 1 indicated to ATPTour.com that he plans to take a couple of days to recover before the start of the tournament.

Carlos Alcaraz heads to the U.S. Open in his now-familiar role as chief challenger to defending champion Jannik Sinner and the Spaniard will be driven this year by the twin pursuit of Grand Slam glory...

This was Alcaraz’s sixth ATP title this year and 22nd overall, going some way to avenging his loss to Sinner in the Wimbledon final last month.