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 doubles champion Katerina Siniakova - most recently in the 2025 Wimbledon mixed doubles - in the first round of the new-look 2025 U.

Sinner admitted he got lucky in that match. World no. 1 took it as a sign and raised his level ahead of his next duel. The outcome? Convincing victories over Ben Shelton, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz en route to his maiden Wimbledon trophy.

The No. 1-ranked Sinner, the defending champion in singles at Flushing Meadows, was supposed to compete in mixed doubles with Katerina Siniakova.

Sunday, Jannik Sinner won the Wimbledon title to end a similar exchange between him and Carlos Alcaraz, on hard courts and natural surfaces. Like Nadal’s 17 years ago, this was the first “away ...

Jannik Sinner of Italy returns to Pedro Martinez of Spain during a third round men’s singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Saturday, July 5, 2025.

Jannik defeated Terence Atmane in the semi-final in Ohio, celebrating his 200th ATP hard-court win and becoming the eighth-youngest player to achieve that in the Open era, standing right behind Rafael Nadal.

Concern and questions surround Jannik Sinner just days before the US Open. The withdrawal of the world number one during the Cincinnati final has sparked debate among fans and experts: on

Jannik Sinner will compete in the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship with Katerina Siniakova after Emma Navarro was forced to withdraw from the draw due to injury.