The tennis world collectively held its breath when Jannik Sinner, the Italian phenom and newly minted World No. 1, tapped out of the Cincinnati final. Seeing him retire against Carlos Alcaraz, trailing 0-5,

Jannik Sinner is close to getting back on the court after retiring from the final in Cincinnati with an illness.

Jannik's top rival will be Alcaraz once again, with the 22-year-old Spaniard expected to make a difficult debut against American giant Reilly Opelka. Behind them are Serbian veteran Novak Djokovic – who is chasing the 25th Major title of his endless career – Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Jack Draper and Taylor Fritz (finalist here last year).

Sinner is currently the World No. 1 with a record of 31-4 with two titles (Australian Open and Wimbledon). Last year, Sinner won the 2024 US Open, marking his first-ever title in New York City.

The draw for the 2025 US Open men's and women's tournament was conducted on Wednesday, setting each matchup for the opening round of play as well as the bracket for each tournament. On the men's side,

For his 24th birthday, the Italian received a special gift from Terence Altmane before entering the semifinals of the Cincinnati Western & Southern Open. Terence Altmane

Look, we’ve all been there—you’re having what should be the match of your dreams, and suddenly your body decides to stage a full-blown revolt. But when you’re Jannik Sinner, the world’s number one tennis player,

Jannik Sinner pulled out of the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament shortly before it began a day after he quit in the first set of the Cincinnati Open final because he was feeling ill.