Updated

Updated · BBC.com · Sep 4

Auger-Aliassime Exits US Open After 4-Set Loss as Zverev Survives 2nd Straight Five-Setter

Updated

Updated · BBC.com · Sep 4

Auger-Aliassime Exits US Open After 4-Set Loss as Zverev Survives 2nd Straight Five-Setter

Q: What mysterious illness forced a top seed to suddenly retire dizzy during this chaotic tournament?

It was not identified. The player was third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, and he said he suddenly became “dizzy and seeing spots” about a set and a half into his match against Karen Khachanov, but he left the US Open without a diagnosis. Auger-Aliassime said he had “never felt quite like that,” adding there had been no warning signs in the previous days or on the morning of the match. He tried hydration and supplementation, hoped the feeling would pass, and chose to continue rather than retire immediately, but said he could not recover physically. The available reporting points to an unexplained illness rather than a confirmed condition. He said he planned to undergo medical tests to determine the cause. Humid, demanding conditions in New York may have been a factor in the wider tournament context, but no medical evidence in the reporting established heat illness, dehydration, or any other specific diagnosis. So the short answer is that the illness remains a mystery: Auger-Aliassime retired because of sudden dizziness and visual disturbance, with the cause still unknown at the time of reporting.

3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Sep 4

Third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime became the highest-ranked man out in New York, falling 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 6-2 to Karen Khachanov after saying he turned dizzy and was "seeing spots."
The Canadian said he felt unwell after about a set and a half and could not recover, calling the episode abnormal because he had shown no warning signs in the previous days or that morning.
Top seed Alexander Zverev, by contrast, reached the third round at 02:15 local time with a 6-4 4-6 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 6-3 win over Quentin Halys in 4 hours 33 minutes.
Zverev is the first top seed in the Open era to need five sets in each of his first two matches at a major, but his section has opened up after losses by Lorenzo Musetti and Alex de Minaur.
Gael Monfils also exited 6-3 6-4 6-3 to 14th seed Learner Tien, ending the veteran Frenchman's final US Open before his planned retirement at season's end.