Jannik Sinner had to hand Carlos Alcaraz the walkover due to illness after trailing 0-5 in the final of the Cincinnati Masters. He failed to defend his title, but the Spaniard ended up winning his ...

The 24-year-old Italian withdrew from the U.S. Open mixed doubles event, where he was to partner Katerina Siniakova.

In match against Carlos Alcaraz, Sinner was clearly ill from the beginning. He conceded the first seven points of the match, and eventually retired down 0-5 in the first set.