Jannik Sinner cut a despondent figure while he apologized to fans of the Cincinnati Open after struggling by just five games of his final with Carlos Alcaraz before retiring.
From the moment Sinner was broken in the opening game to love, it seemed that something had been eliminated with the number 1 player in the PIF ATP ranking. Sinner, who celebrated his 24th birthday on Friday with a semi -final victory over the Frenchman Terence Atmane, said he was starting to feel unwell on Sunday.
‘I am super, I am sorry to disappoint you [but] I didn’t feel great from yesterday, “Sinner told fans.” I thought I would improve at night, but I came worse.
“I tried to get out, at least tried to make a small match, but I couldn’t handle it anymore, so I am very sorry.”
Sinner is planned to participate tomorrow in the US Open Mixed Doubles event with Czech Republic’s Katerina Siniakova, but his participation must now be in some doubt.
Sinner has not specifically treated whether he would continue with his plan to play mixed doubles, but may have dropped an indication. Asked to comment on the shifting of his focus to the last major of the year, Sinner said he “now now” [has] A few days of recovery “.
“I love Grand Slams. This is the most important, most important tournaments for my season and for my career,” Sinner said. “So US Open becomes a tough tournament, but at the same time I look forward to it. When I’m done, physically and mentally, I will be ready to push. So as I said, now a few days of recovery, and then we go back to work, and hopefully we are ready. So sure, the main goal here in the US.”
Sinner played his first tournament since he won Wimbledon, had not dropped a set on his way to the final and tried to become the first player to defend the Cincinnati title since Roger Federer in 2014-15.
Instead, he slid to 31-4 in the year according to Infosys ATP statistics and saw his 26-Match Hard-Court winning streak. His last loss on the surface met Alcaraz in the final of the Beijing last year.
The ruling Nitto ATP Finals champion has now lost six of his last seven meetings with the Spaniard and follows their Lexus ATP Head2head series 5-9.
On his second consecutive run, aim to the Cincinnati -final, said the 2024 champion: “Yes, I feel like a very positive week. I mean, making a finals of a master’s event, it’s always a great achievement. I have the feeling that I play in the season, it’s an incredible season.
“So we keep going, keep pushing as I say. Now I already have a few points where I have to improve if I want to open far in the US. And it was a good test this week, trying to understand where my level is. My level is certainly in a good place, but in the other way there is still room to improve.”
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