World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz clinched the 2025 Cincinnati Open title on Monday as his opponent, Italy's Jannik Sinner, retired from the game after playing five games of the first set.
The duo's red-hot, high-pace and electrifying game play has already produced undeniable masterclasses at Rome, French Open and Wimbledon this year. On Tuesday, another chapter of this modern tennis' great ongoing rivalries will be written.
Just a day after toppling American star Taylor Fritz, the French qualifier produced another stunning win over a top-10-ranked talent, Holger Rune by 6-2, 6-3 to reach his first-ever ATP Masters 1000 semifinal and set up an exciting clash with top-ranked Sinner.
World number one tennis star Jannik Sinner marched into the final of the Cincinnati Open, defeating Alexander Zverev in a hard-fought semifinal on Sunday.