Jannik Sinner triumphs in Cincinnati and sets another record

Masters 1000 Cincinnati: Jannik Sinner-Frances Tiafoe 7-6 6-2

Jannik Sinner triumphs at the Cincinnati Masters 1000 and è increasingly in the history of Italian tennis. The South Tyrolean, in fact, liquidated Frances Tiafoe in the final with a score of 7-6 6-2, becoming the first Italian ever to win on the American cement of Ohio and to win five tournaments in one year.

The first partial was resolved in a tie-break with the world number one raising his level when needed and making the first set his own on the score of 7-4. In the second set, however, Sinner became relentless as he quickly took a 5-1 lead and in just over an hour and a half of play closed the games on 6-2, winning his third 1000 of his career and 15th in total.

Jannik Sinner è landed in the final of the Cincinnati Masters 1000 at the end of a challenging journey, which began in the round of 16 with a victory over promising U.S. player Alex Michelsen in two sets. In the round of 16, the South Tyrolean champion took advantage of the injury forfeit of Australian Jordan Thompson, but in the quarterfinals and semifinals he had to face and win two authentic battles against Russian Andrey Rublev and German Alexander Zverev, both of which ended in the third set.

The record holder of tournament victories at the Cincinnati Open è former Swiss outfielder Roger Federer with 7 titles won, followed by Novak Djokovic, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and Mats Wilander, all with three wins in the U.S. competition.