Jannik Sinner's retirement during the Cincinnati Masters 1000 final which lasted only 20 minutes generated a wave of reactions on social media and among insiders. The world number 1 was eager to compete against his top rival Carlos Alcaraz and tried in every way to recharge his batteries after the malaise he suffered the previous day, but he realized almost immediately that it made no sense to continue playing in those conditions.
Temperatures have been particularly high in Ohio this year and the Italian ace was not the only victim of the extreme conditions, considering that world number 3 Alexander Zverev also had problems in the latter part of the tournament.
The 24-year-old from Sesto Pusteria has been resting for the last two days and was spotted walking the streets of New York, a sign that his condition has improved as his coach Darren Cahill also confirmed.
Pescosolido opens up onSinner
The four-time Grand Slam champion who will be called upon to defend his title at the US Open is expected to return to practice today and awaits to know his potential path at Flushing Meadows. Fans around the world are dreaming of a new final between him and Carlitos, who have already put on a last-act show at both Roland Garros and the Wimbledon Championships over the past two months.
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In a recent interview with 'LaPresse', former Italian player Stefano Pescosolido commented on Jannik's malaise in Cincinnati: "The temperatures are very high there, there is a lot of humidity and it is not easy to play at certain times of the day. Sinner was not the only player to have problems, the same thing happened to Sascha Zverev during the tournament. No one can say that the Italian champion got his schedule wrong, on the contrary he rightly recharged his batteries after Wimbledon by skipping the Canadian Open in Toronto."
The world number 1 will make his debut at the US Open on Monday 25 or Tuesday 26 August.
