Carlos Alcaraz wins Cincinnati Open
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Former tennis world number one Novak Djokovic was forced to leave the US Open early after a controversial moment with a lines judge.
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.
After his 6-4, 6-3 victory against Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz set up a final showdown with Jannik Sinner, a rematch of the Rome, Roland Garros and Wimbledon title matches this season.
Carlos Alcaraz has just won the Cincinnati Open title after Jannik Sinner retired hurt in the final. It was Alcaraz's sixth title of the current year.
Carlos Alcaraz has firmly established himself as one of the standout players on the ATP circuit. With his recent victory in Cincinnati, Alcaraz matched a remarkable milestone first set by Novak Djokovic nine years ago.
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.
Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek boarded the same private jet to head to New York after their respective title triumphs at the 2025 Cincinnati Open.