Alcaraz wins Cincinnati Open after Sinner retired due to illness

Carlos Alcaraz won the ATP Cincinnati Open title on Monday after defending champion Jannik Sinner retired due to illness during the first set

Ailing world No 1 Sinner threw in the towel after Alcaraz roared into a 5-0 first set lead.

Monday’s showdown was the fourth time Alcaraz and Sinner have met in a final this season.

Defending champion Sinner ruthlessly subdued 136th-ranked qualifier Terence Atmane 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 while Spanish second seed Alcaraz defeated an ailing Alexander Zverev, who was suffering badly from the 32 Celsius heat and humidity, by 6-4, 6-3 to set up Monday’s final.