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.