Topics of the week: Sinner was on a roll and Alcaraz was apologizing. Hopes for the USA before the last Grand Slam

The past week was marked by the Masters in Cincinnati. Before the upcoming US Open, almost the entire world’s top players tested their form in Ohio. Sinner enjoyed much different emotions than Alcaraz. Tiafoe had a very good tournament.

• Despite a slower start, Sinner dominated the Cincinnati Masters
• Alcaraz showed a strong outburst of negative emotions for the first time in his career
• Tiafoe was able to put on a quality performance in addition to his provocative behavior

Carlos Alcaraz was in a rather unusual position this week. Instead of praise, he had to apologize. At least that’s how he assessed the situation after smashing his racket in his match against Monfils.

The French veteran dominated a match that stretched into two days thanks to the weather. For the first time in his career, Alcaraz was on the tennis court. According to his statement, he is certainly not planning to do it again. But you know how it is with emotions.

The Spaniard has fallen behind Sinner in the ATP rankings. Zverev, on the other hand, is making contact with him. He tested the world number one like nobody’s business, but ended up like everyone else in Cincinnati.

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He ran like a machine. Sinner’s start in Cincinnati wasn’t the most sprightly, but he was unstoppable in the final.

The Italian needed to get back to match fitness after the break. He hadn’t beaten the home youngster Michelsen by a class difference and needed three sets in the following duels.

The twenty-three-year-old came closest to elimination in the semi-final against the aforementioned Zverev. Sinner initially pulled the shortest rope and eventually defeated the German thanks to tiebreaks in the first and third sets.

In the final, the Italian received maximum recognition. Especially for his serve. He only lost 11 balls on it in the whole match.

His opponent Tiafoe returned only a third of the Italian’s first serves. Sinner dominated the final 7:6, 6:2 and will spend many more weeks at the top of the ATP rankings.

The defeated finalist also deserves a word of appreciation. We can think a lot about his mocking gesture to Musetti in the second round and we are not happy about the elimination of Jiri Lehecka either. However, his advancement to the final gave the Americans hope.

A week before the start of the US Open, it’s clear they have someone to look up to. After all, the last American to win a home major was in 2003. In fact, it will soon be 18 years since the last final appearance by a U.S. player.

Andy Roddick holds both of those records. Will Tiafoe be his successor in this regard? Nothing easy in the competition between Sinner and Alcaraz.

Source: ATP