The highly anticipated final at the Cincinnati Open came to a sad ending on Monday as World No. 1 Jannik Sinner was forced to retire from the match against No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz while trailing 5-0 due to illness. With the result, Alcaraz wins his third Masters 1000 title of the season and his eighth overall in his storied young career.

Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open title in a little more than 20 minutes on Monday after top-ranked Jannik Sinner was forced to retire because of illness during the first set.

Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open after top seed Jannik Sinner retired as he was feeling unwell on Monday, raising concerns about the Italian's fitness just days before he is due to begin the defence of his U.

Gavin Lux hit his fifth home run of the year, and Brady Singer pitched six strong innings to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the Los Angeles Angels.

The Cincinnati Reds will hand the ball to Hunter Greene (5-3, 2.47 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the Angels will turn to Kyle Hendricks (6-8, 4.88 ERA). The Reds won their most recent game against the Brewers on Sunday by a 3-2 score.