59 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz powers past Jannik Sinner in four sets to win US Open

Spaniard wins final 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4Alcaraz new world No 1 after victoryWhen Carlos Alcaraz is fully focused and his impossibly complete game is in full flow, nothing in the world can stop him. As he has spent the early years of his career collecting major titles at a breathless pace, this has been clear for a long time. On the biggest stage in tennis, he reinforced the sentiment with a stupendous performance against his greatest rival, completely outplaying Jannik Sinner, the No 1 and defending champion, to lift his second US Open title with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win.At the end of the most spectacular summer of his career, Alcaraz will replace Sinner as world No 1, returning to the top ranking for the first time in two years. The 22-year-old also continues to mark himself as one of the greatest ever young players: he is the second-youngest man in the Open era to earn six grand slam titles, trailing only Björn Borg. He is also already the fourth man to win multiple grand slam title...

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3 w. ago Game to love! Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz hit the court for long

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz have taken to the court on Arthur Ashe in New York in a bid to start their hotly anticipated US Open mixed doubles campaign against familiar opposition.

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3 w. ago Jannik Sinner pulls out of US Open mixed doubles after Cincinnati Open retirement

The scheduling of the Cincinnati Open final on Monday has caused chaos ahead of the start of the new-look US Open mixed doubles event

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3 w. ago Carlos Alcaraz shows true colours as he makes vow to Emma Raducanu

The Spaniard won the Cincinnati Open on Monday night after his opponent Jannik Sinner was forced to retire

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3 w. ago Cincinnati Open star fumes at organisers as Jannik Sinner is forced to retire in final

After Jannik Sinner was forced to retire from the Cincinnati Open final against Carlos Alcaraz after just 23 minutes, one tennis star made their disgruntled feelings known

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3 w. ago What Carlos Alcaraz told Jannik Sinner immediately after retirement in Cincinnati Open final

Carlos Alcaraz was crowned Cincinnati Open champion after Jannik Sinner was forced to retire in the first set of their final, with the Spaniard quick to comfort his rival

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3 w. ago Jannik Sinner provides update after sudden Cincinnati Open final retirement

Sinner lasted just five games before retiring from the Cincinnati Open final against Carlos Alcaraz, with just a week to go before the start of the US Open

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3 w. ago Jannik Sinner provides concerning update after sudden Cincinnati Open final retirement

Sinner lasted just five games before retiring from the Cincinnati Open final against Carlos Alcaraz, with just a week to go before the start of the US Open

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3 w. ago Carlos Alcaraz wins Cincinnati Open as Sinner retires from final with illness

Italian trailing 0-5 when he decided to pull outAlcaraz confident rival is ‘going to come back stronger’Carlos Alcaraz has won the Cincinnati Open for the first time in his career after the world No 1, Jannik Sinner, his great rival, was forced to retire from their highly anticipated final with illness while trailing 0-5 in the opening set.Sinner, who had looked under the weather from the start of the match, explained later that he had been struggling with illness since Sunday. “I’m super sorry to disappoint you,” the Italian said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jannik Sinner retires from Cincinnati Open final with illness ahead of US Open

The reigning Wimbledon champion was forced to withdraw with the US Open just weeks away

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3 w. ago Jannik Sinner retires after just five games as Carlos Alcaraz wins Cincinnati Open final

Sinner struggled with illness as Alcaraz was crowned champion in strange scenes in Cincinnati

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3 w. ago Carlos Alcaraz sends touching message to Jannik Sinner after shock Cincinnati Open final retirement

Sinner confirmed he came into the final struggling with illness and realised he could not continue after five games

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3 w. ago Distraught Jannik Sinner in shock retirement days before US Open

Jannik Sinner retired from the Cincinnati Open final against Carlos Alcaraz after just 24 minutes on court, with the US Open champion left to apologise to the crowd

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3 w. ago Jannik Sinner’s US Open preparation hit as he retires from Cincinnati Open final

Sinner was only on court for 24 minutes, but was out of sorts in hot conditions in Ohio and broken three times by old rival Alcaraz to trail 5-0.

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3 w. ago Iga Swiatek powers into first Cincinnati final with battling win over Rybakina

World No 3 recovers from early break to win 7-5, 6-3Swiatek hasn’t lost a set so far in the tournamentIga Swiatek, the third seed, defeated Elena Rybakina 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday to reach her first Cincinnati Open final. The Pole had her hands full in the early stages of the 98-minute match but took advantage of a sudden dip in Rybakina’s form to win four consecutive games and wrap up the first set before easing through the second.“That was a tough match,” Swiatek said. “At the beginning the level was pretty crazy. We played so fast that sometimes we couldn’t even run to the second ball. But I was there to play with intensity and good quality and I am super happy with the performance. I served much better, so for sure it helped and I wouldn’t change anything.” Continue reading...

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