ATP No. 1 Jannik Sinner retired just 23 minutes into the Cincinnati Open men's singles final, allowing Carlos Alcaraz to win the Rookwood Cup.

Jannik Sinner has been the man to watch this summer, riding a scorching win streak as he heads into the Cincinnati Open semifinals. On Saturday, he’ll face French breakout star Terence Atmane with a spot in the final — and a 26th straight hard-court victory — on the line.

Afterward, Sinner didn't have a traditional press conference. Instead, he was asked a couple of questions by the ATP media and provided answers. One of the things asked was if there was anything specific he wanted to work on going into the US Open.

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.

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.

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.