Jannik Sinner retired ill in the Cincinnati Open final after trailing 0-5, leaving in tears as Carlos Alcaraz lifted the title.

Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open title after Jannik Sinner withdrew from the final on Monday with an apparent illness following a 5-0 first set deficit.

The world’s No. 3 ranked women’s tennis player put a cap on an incredible Cincinnati Open showing on Monday night, securing her first championship at the event in Mason, Ohio.

Sinner retired with apparent illness in the first set of Monday's Cincinnati Open final against Alcaraz after digging a 5-0 ...

Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open title in a little more than 20 minutes on Monday after top-ranked Jannik Sinner was forced to retire because of illness during the first set.

Alcaraz vs Sinner rematch called after just 22 minutes, with Sinner retiring citing illness. Heat could be playing a factor. Alcaraz seen consoling Sinner on the sidelines @CincyTennis || @WLWT ...

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner took on the sensational Carlos Alcaraz in what should have been a Cincinnati Open final for the ages. Instead, Sinner was forced to retire from the match after a measly five ...

It was only the third time the Cincinnati Open men’s final ended in a retirement, and the first since 2011 when Novak ...

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Sinner was only on court for 24 minutes, but was out of sorts in hot conditions in Ohio and broken three times by old rival Alcaraz to trail 5-0.

The highly-anticipated final at the Cincinnati Open came to a sad ending on Monday, as World No. 1 Jannik Sinner was forced ...