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As the tennis stars eye to make a comeback at the US Open 2025 - the last major of the year, ahead of it, World No. 2 ranked Carlos Alcaraz reined supreme over his rival and World No. 1 ranked Jannik Sinner. The Spaniard, who came into the tournament after going down 6-4, 4-6, 4-6, 4-6 at the Wimbledon 2025 finale, went on to beat his Italian opponent at the ATP Cincinnati Open on Monday, August 18.
Alcaraz, who setup a finale clash with Sinner after beating Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday, went past the challenge with the top-ranked retiring due to an illness in the first set. While the Italian came into the final feeling unwell and lost the first seven points, he threw the towel at 0-5.
With this, the Spaniard won his 22nd career title, which was also his 17th victory in a row at the Masters 1000 level. Moreover, with a win on Monday, the 22-year-old now leads Sinner 9-5. Speaking at the trophy presentation, the Spaniard said, “Obviously it’s not the way that I wanted to win the final. I’m just really, really happy to be able to leave the trophy, since I just lost that final in 2023 (to Novak Djokovic) I just wanted really, really badly this, this trophy, so I’m just really proud and happy to be able to lift it.”
Iga Swiatek beats Jasmine Paolini to clinch WTA Cincinnati Open 2025
In the women’s competition, former World No. 1 ranked Iga Swiatek added another trophy to her decorated cabinet as she defeated Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-4 on Monday, August 18. The six-time Grand Slam champion brought her 11th career win at the WTA 1000 level, bringing it without dropping a set.
With a win over Paolini, Swiatek also climbed to within 500 points of current WTA number one Aryna Sabalenka. The Polish international will now join in Casper Ruud for the US Open 2025 mixed doubles draw, where they will face on Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe in the first round.
