The Italian returned to success by winning the final on the American hard courts 7-6 (4) and 6-2 in one hour and 36 minutes. He has won 15 of the last 19 finals and will now be the top seed at the US Open.
Two Masters 1000s in the season, three in total in his career, five finals won out of five this year and many titles, 48 victories in 2024, a very safe number one at least until Beijing, more points won between Canada and Cincinnati in 2023. Sir and gentlemen, simply Jannik Sinner. The Blue won the tournament in Ohio, although he was certainly not at his best and with this damned performance. Jannik has won other tournaments with force, dominating his opponents on a grand scale, but in Cincinnati it was not like that: Sinner won with his head, with his character, with his determination. A very important sign for his trajectory and a strong warning to his opponents: in other words, I am here always and in all circumstances. In the final, Sinner beat a very good Frances Tiafoe, who not only put Jannik in a particularly difficult position in the first set, perhaps playing beyond his abilities, but also had chances to take the partial, which Jannik immediately cancelled out as champion. The score 7-6(4) 6-2 shows how the match was not easy for Sinner, but in the end the difference between the two was fully revealed.
decisive group
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Get ready, go and the Blues will immediately have to face two break points from Tiafoe, who are canceled by two excellent first serve wins. The American, very aggressive and deadly on his serve, practically does not give up anything and wins the service games with complete ease, with very high percentages of first serves (in some situations even more than 80%) and a ball speed that puts many of Jannik in good stead. The difficulty, also varied by high trajectories that bother the world No. 1. Tiafoe has another dangerous break point at 4-4, this one also canceled by Sinner. The Italian wins the first break point from his opponent at 6-5, also a set point, but Tiafoe cancels it and goes to a tiebreak. Sinner, the home specialist, who does not disappoint this time either: the South Tyroleans lead 3-1, the American reacts and gets 3 points in a row, but at this point Jannik changes his style and closes the set.
The Grand Finale
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The game, in fact, ends there. Tiafoe has already done his best, outperforming almost every aspect of his game, while Sinner is just warming up. The world number one immediately wins the break, and the American tries to respond, but in response, at 3-1, Jannik breaks again in a 17-point game, closing it generously with a forehand down the line, which cuts the ball. Tiafoe is always on the light. At 5-1 and Jannik serves, he also has three match points, which the American proudly cancels, but the inevitable end of the match is postponed by only one game. Sinner ends up with his arms in the air, at the end of a month and a half that has certainly not been easy for him, between the defeat at Wimbledon, tonsillitis, and withdrawal from the Olympics. Sinner has won 15 of his 19 finals, and is about 2,300 points ahead of Djokovic, No. 2, and 2,400 ahead of Alcaraz, No. 3, in the head-to-head rankings. He will be the top seed at the US Open, and rightfully so, going into the second Slam of the season, where he will be among the favorites, if not the absolute favorite. Thank goodness we didn’t have to expect miracles from Cincinnati, did we, Jannik?
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