Sinner turned 24 years old on Saturday, while Alcaraz is 22. All of this is to say it’s not a surprise that top-ranked Sinner and Alcaraz are meeting in the finals of the 2025 Cincinnati Masters, one of the biggest non-Grand Slams on the tennis calendar and the warmup event for the U.S. Open.

It felt like tennis had delivered the perfect script—world No. 1 Jannik Sinner versus world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz in a Masters 1000 final. Both had torn through the draw in Cincinnati, barely breaking a sweat, setting up the dream clash fans had been waiting for.

As the tennis world prepares for the U.S. Open, the races to be ATP and WTA world No. 1 are getting interesting in Cincinnati.

Jannik Sinner has reached the final of the Cincinnati Masters for the second consecutive time. On Saturday (August 16), he knocked out Terence Atmane 7-6(4), 6-2 to book a spot in a final for the fifth time this season.

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Top seeds Sabalenka and Gauff exit Cincinnati Open, Alcaraz advances; Zverev, Rybakina, Swiatek, and Paolini also progress.

It has been a scorcher in Cincinnati this week. Not just the tennis being played, but the heat that it is playing in, which has concerned many, including six-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek.

Let's take a look at the top men's singles players who won Cincinnati Masters & US Open in same year. The list includes several high-profile names.