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1. Voo de Mar says:

   August 18, 2025 at 8:55 pm

   Points on serve: Alcaraz 13, Sinner 16

   Untypical Monday final in the first Cincinnati event with a 96-draw. ☆☆ The two best players in the world, huge expectations for an awesome contest, but for the third time in Masters 1K history a retirement already in the opening set as far as finals are concerned. Sinner didn’t look particularly well throughout the tournament even though he didn’t drop a set. From the beginning of the final he was spreading errors all over the place, after five games he consulted with a physio and threw in the towel. It’s really amazing how players were struggling in the hot and humid conditions in Cincy this year, before Sinner a few other players retired (Darderi, Ugo Carabelli, Davidovich, Rinderknech, Mensik, Tiafoe, Khachanov) or played extremely bad tennis not retiring (Auger, Shelton, Zverev). “I’m super, super sorry to disappoint you,” Sinner said to the fans. “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’s route to his 22nd title:
   2 Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
   3 Hamad Medjedovic 6-4, 6-4
   4 Luca Nardi 6-1, 6-4
   Q Andrey Rublev 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
   S Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-3
   W Jannik Sinner 5-0 ret.

   ☆ Alcaraz seven points away from losing to Rublev, 14-4 in deciding 3rd set which went to 5-all

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2. Voo de Mar says:

   August 18, 2025 at 9:07 pm

   ☆☆ Masters 1K (Mercedes Super 9) finals with 1st set retirements:

   Paris ’90: Edberg d. Becker 3:3 ret. [left thigh]
   Key Biscayne ’96: Agassi d. Ivanisevic 3:0 ret. [neck]
   Cincinnati ’25: Alcaraz d. Sinner 5:0 ret. [illness]

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