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Jannik Sinner retired after just five games against Carlos Alcaraz in the men’s singles final at the Cincinnati Open due to illness. In the latest instalment of what was expected to be another classic match between male tennis’ top two players, Sinner visibly struggled from the off and was broken three times by Alcaraz…
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Grigor Dimitrov was left in tears as he was forced to retire injured while leading Jannik Sinner by two sets to miss out on the Wimbledon quarter-finals. The 34-year-old had marched to a 6-3 7-5 lead while threatening to knock out the world No 1, before falling to the floor in visible discomfort with…
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Carlos Alcaraz saved three championship points before retaining the French Open title by defeating world No 1 Jannik Sinner 4-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (10-2) in one of the greatest-ever Grand Slam finals. The Spaniard showed incredible reserves of energy and willpower to win a five-hour 29-minute marathon and deny Italian Sinner…