The highly anticipated final at the Cincinnati Open came to a sad ending on Monday as World No. 1 Jannik Sinner was forced to retire from the match against No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz while trailing 5-0 due to illness. With the result, Alcaraz wins his third Masters 1000 title of the season and his eighth overall in his storied young career.

Carlos Alcaraz shared a heartfelt moment with Jannik Sinner after the Italian was forced to retire from the Cincinnati final due to illness. Sinner, clearly struggling from the outset, was broken three times and trailed 0-5 in the first set before making the difficult decision to withdraw.

The latest chapter of the Jannik Sinner-Carlos Alcaraz rivalry took a stunning turn on Monday when world No. 1 Sinner retired in the first set of the Cincinnati Open final due to an unspecified health issue.