Carlos Alcaraz wins 2025 Cincinnati Open: Decoding the stats
What's the story
Carlos Alcaraz has pocketed the Cincinnati Open after Jannik Sinner was forced to retire after just 23 minutes into their championship-match clash. Defending champion Sinner called for the doctor after surrendering a 0-5 lead in the opening set. Thereafter, he was unable to continue. Alcaraz won his sixth title of the season and a 22nd tour-level trophy. Here's more.
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I'm super, super sorry to disappoint you, says Sinner
"I'm super, super sorry to disappoint you," Sinner said to the fans after he was forced to leave. "From yesterday I didn't feel great. I thought that I would improve during the night, but it came up worse. I tried to come out, tried to make it at least a small match, but I couldn't handle more, so I'm very sorry."
Alcaraz
Alcaraz feels sorry for Sinner
"This is not the way that I want to win trophies, I just have to say sorry, I can understand how you must feel now," Alcaraz said to Sinner. "As I said many times, you are a true champion and I am sure from these situations, you are going to come back even stronger, as you always do. That's what true champions do."
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Alcaraz joins an elite list
As per Opta, since 1990, Alcaraz (22y 94d) is just the fifth player to win 3+ ATP Masters 1000 titles in a season before turning 23 after Pete Sampras (1994), Marcelo Rios (1998), Roger Federer.
H2H
Alcaraz takes a 4-2 lead in finals against Sinner
Alcaraz and Sinner clashed in the Wimbledon and French Open finals earlier this year. This was their sixth meeting in a final, with Alcaraz leading 4-2 in such matches. Notably, Alcaraz has won 4 of the last 5 finals against Sinner. Meanwhile, their overall ATP head-to-head record reads 9-5 from 14 meetings on the ATP Tour.