Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz has had a great week in Cincinnati, where he ended up lifting the title for the first time. The final against world number one Jannik Sinner turned out to be a disappointing event for everyone involved as the four-time Grand Slam winner was forced to retire just after 24 minutes because of illness.

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 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

Both Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz lifted the Cincinnati Masters title for the first time in their respective careers. Swiatek beat Jasmine Paolini in straight sets, but Alcaraz received a walkover from arch-rival Jannik Sinner as the first seed was ill.

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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 must do something he's never been forced to before: He must figure out how to move past a loss in a Grand Slam final. Alcaraz was 5-0 in title matches at the majors until Sunday ...