Fans were very worried about Jannik Sinner after the latter had to retire in the Cincinnati Masters 1000 final against Carlos Alcaraz due to illness. The world number 1 still tried to play despite being very far from the ideal shape, but he gave up after five games when he realized that it made no sense to continue competing in those conditions.
It is no secret that his main goal is the US Open, where he will try to defend the title he won a year ago and fend off the assault of his top rival Alcaraz, who can climb to the top of the ATP rankings by triumphing for the second time in his career in New York.
The 24-year-old from Sesto Pusteria has not done his first practice session in NY yet and has used these days to recharge his batteries, having decided to skip the mixed doubles tournament scheduled for August 19 and 20.
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Sinner will be ready
Speaking on ESPN, his coach Darren Cahill finally revealed the cause of Jannik's malaise: I spoke to him briefly last night. He was feeling a bit better last night. He will take today off as well, thats the plan, and hopefully get on the court tomorrow and start hitting a few balls.We are confident hes going to be fine.
When he heard the words of the Australian coach, Patrick McEnroe immediately reacted: The good news for Sinner is that its not an injury, so the illness, theyll get over that in a couple of days.
The draw ceremony is scheduled for today and it will be very interesting to discover the potential path of the world number 1 in the last Grand Slam of the season.
Everything suggests that there will be another final between the top two players in the world, who have already played a memorable clash in this tournament in the quarterfinals of the 2022 edition. Their titanic battle is remembered by all because it electrified the crowd in the night session, rewarding Carlitos who won the first Major of his career and became the youngest number 1 ever.
