JAKARTA Carlos Alcaraz came out as the 2025 Cincinnati Open champion after his opponent Jannik Sinner resigned midway through the final due to illness.
Alcaraz got his first title from the tournament after leading a 5-0 lead just in 23 minutes in the first set before his opponent withdrew on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 WIB.
Sinner, who is ranked first in the world today, has been poor since the first point in a match that took place in the hot sun.
The Italian cooled his head with ice at the first service change after experiencing two breakdowns. He then called the coach after losing the next two games.
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After chatting briefly, Sinner also apologized to the referee and officials. He was also seen holding tears as he waved his hands to apologize to the audience.
"I'm so sorry for disappointing you. Since yesterday I haven't felt well, I thought I would get better, but it turned out to be worse."
"I'm very sorry for all of you. I know that maybe some of you, on Monday, you have to work or do something else. So, I'm really sorry," he said, confiscated by the BBC.
Sinner has actually won 26 games in a row on the hard field to the final and has not lost a set in Cincinnati.
The 24-year-old will remain the world's number one despite his defeat in Cincinnati. However, Alcaraz is now getting closer to shifting it from world number one.
Meanwhile, the trophy is Alcaraz's third ATP Masters 1000 title on this season's tour after Monte Carlo and Rome. In addition, this result made Alcaraz extend his successive win at that level to 17 matches.
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