Carlos Alcaraz claimed the men’s singles title at the Cincinnati Open on Monday after top seed Jannik Sinner was forced to retire due to illness, Afrosport reports. The final lasted just over 20 minutes, with Alcaraz racing to a 5-0 lead in the opening set before Sinner signalled he could no longer continue. pic.twitter.com/g9y3e9c5Sk — Cincinnati Open (@CincyTennis) August 18, 2025 It was the fourth final...
Organisers of the Cincinnati Open on Monday confirmed that three-time champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from this year's edition of the event, Afrosport reports. This marks the second straight year that the 38-year-old has pulled out of the US Open warm-up event, with the Serb citing non-medical reasons. He also withdrew from Cincinnati last year shortly after winning his first gold medal in the singles event...
Coco Gauff defeated Karolina Muchova in straights sets 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the Cincinnati Open to claim her first-ever WTA 1000 title. The American teenage sensation and seventh seed recorded arguably the biggest win of her career when she stunned world number one Iga Swiatek in three sets in the semi-finals, her first win over the Pole in seven attempts. Gauff started brightly against...
Coco Gauff claimed her first win over Iga Swiatek as she defeated the Polish star 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 6-4 to reach the final of the WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open. The 19-year-old American met the world number one seven times previously without managing to win a single set, including their last outing at the 2023 French Open quarter-finals which Swiatek won 6-4, 6-2. Saturday's encounter was a...
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