An illness caused top-ranked men's player Jannik Sinner to retire from the Cincinnati Open final against his rival Carlos Alcaraz on Monday after just 23 minutes of tennis. He was expected to then travel to New York and play alongside 11-time Grand Slam ...

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.

Afterward, Sinner didn't have a traditional press conference. Instead, he was asked a couple of questions by the ATP media and provided answers. One of the things asked was if there was anything specific he wanted to work on going into the US Open.

It felt like tennis had delivered the perfect script—world No. 1 Jannik Sinner versus world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz in a Masters 1000 final. Both had torn through the draw in Cincinnati, barely breaking a sweat, setting up the dream clash fans had been waiting for.

Jannik Sinner’s preparations for the US Open ended in emotional scenes as he retired from the Cincinnati final after just five games and 23 minutes.

The US Open senior director of player relations Eric Butorac joined John Isner, Jack Sock and Sam Querry on the Nothing Major podcast ahead of the mixed doubles tournament. And he revealed that Sinner had expressed an interest to play with Williams, who won six US Open singles titles during her career.