by Freshly out of a victory over Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final, Jannik Sinner was clearly not himself on Monday in a revenge match of the rivals and the two best players in the world.
Sinner retired with an apparent disease in the first set of the Cincinnati Open final on Monday against Alcaraz after having widened a deficit of 5-0. The sinner remained on the ground for the trophy ceremony and approached his state while speaking with the crowd. He did not offer details, but said that he “did not feel well”.
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“I’m super sorry to disappoint you,” said Sinner. “By here yesterday, I didn’t feel well. I thought I would improve myself during the night, but it became worse.
“I tried to go out, I tried to make it at least a little game. But I couldn’t manage more.”
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Sinner’s retirement arrives days before the start of the United States Open. The first round games are expected to start on Sunday.
Sinner is the defending champion of the United States and is looking for his third Grand Chelem championship this year after winning Wimbledon and the Australian Open. His early retirement on Monday raises obvious concerns concerning his condition to defend his title in his quest for a fifth Grand Slam championship in career.
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Meanwhile, on the female side, Iga Swiatek beat Jasmine Paolini in two sets to win his first title of simple cincinnati Open. Swiatek, seeded n ° 3, beat the n ° 7 Paolini in two sets, 7-5, 6-4, overcoming the young Italian in a competitive match. It was yet another solid projection of the winner of the Grand Slam, although the Open Trophy Route of Cincinnati has become even clearer for Swiattek after the world n ° 1 Aryna Sabalenka was upset in straight sets during the quarter -finals.
Pinner had been out of his game from the start
The sinner seemed in a way from the start under the middle of the middle of the afternoon for a day of 88 degrees in Cincinnati. Sinner served first and spotted Alcaraz an advance of 40-0 in the match before Alcaraz took an advantage of 1-0.
Sinner started his second service game with a double fault en route to another 40-0 deficit before Alacaraz broke him again for a 3-0 lead. Sinner then called a bag of ice during the break between the matches. During his third service match, Sinner doubled at fault by dragging 40-30 while Alcaraz obtained his third break and an advance of 5-0.
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Then the sinner called a coach. Shortly after, the chair referee announced that the sinner retired from the match. Alcaraz then consoled his rival while the sinner was seated, upset the bench. Once the match was called, Alacaraz signed the goal of the television camera, “Sorry Jannik”.
Will Sinner be ready to open us?
Monday’s final was eagerly awaited as a last warm-up tournament before the United States Open. The match was the 15th of all time between the two players and the fourth this year in a final of the tournament.
Alcaraz defeated the sinner in a final of the classic French Open of five sets which was immediately praised as one of the best tennis games of all time. A month later, Sinner beat Alcaraz in four sets to secure his first Wimbledon title in the second final of the Grand Slam of the year with the two stars.
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But Monday’s revenge match did not have the chance to live its invoicing due to the sinner’s disease. With the victory, Alcaraz improves at 9-5 of all time against Sinner and won six of his last seven games.
Attention now turns to the United States Open, where the sinner hopes to recover and compete for a potential final of the third Grand Slam of the year against Alcaraz.
