Jannik Sinner is forced to retire from the Cincinnati Open final against Carlos Alcaraz with illness, only six days before he begins his US Open title defence.

Nathan, a co-founder of the sports website Defector Media, has published “ Changeover: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men’s Tennis ” with Gallery Books. He spent the 2024 season squarely focused on Sinner and Alcaraz, in which they split the four majors and accelerated their ascension into a tennis stratosphere of their own creation.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are set to face each other in the final of the Cincinnati Masters 1000 on Monday. This will be their 14th meeting on the ATP Tour. Former world No 13 in singles and doubles world No 1 Elena Vesnina shared her thoughts ...