Jannik Sinner's Cincinnati Masters title defense came to a difficult end in the title match against Carlos Alcaraz. World no. 1 entered the championship match while battling a high fever and flu symptoms since the previous day.

Jannik defeated Terence Atmane in the semi-final in Ohio, celebrating his 200th ATP hard-court win and becoming the eighth-youngest player to achieve that in the Open era, standing right behind Rafael Nadal.

New details emerge following Jannik Sinner's retirement against Carlos Alcaraz in Monday's Cincinnati Open final.

Nathan, a co-founder of the sports website Defector Media, has published “ Changeover: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men’s Tennis ” with Gallery Books. He spent the 2024 season squarely focused on Sinner and Alcaraz, in which they split the four majors and accelerated their ascension into a tennis stratosphere of their own creation.

An illness prevented Jannik Sinner from competing against his top rival Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the Cincinnati Masters 1000. The world number 1 was very far from the ideal shape, but he still tried to start the match, retiring after five games having realized that the situation was getting worse.

Jannik Sinner’s preparations for the US Open ended in emotional scenes as he retired from the Cincinnati final after just five games and 23 minutes.

You can watch the first two rounds of the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship starting today at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN2 and from 1 p.m. ET on ESPNEWS. The action will also stream on ESPN+. The first two rounds of the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship will be played today, beginning at 11 a.m. ET.

Well, well, well. Just when you thought tennis couldn’t get any more dramatic, Jannik Sinner decided to give us all a masterclass in how NOT to end a Masters final.