The Cincinnati Masters 1000 final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz is scheduled for Monday, August 18 and will be a new chapter in a rivalry already destined to enter the history of tennis. The Italian ace is still at the top of the ATP rankings and is undoubtedly the player to beat on this surface, where he has proven to be almost unbeatable as evidenced by his streak of 26 wins in a row. He has not lost an official match on the hard courts since October last year, when he was defeated by the Spanish star in the 2024 Beijing ATP 500 final.
The 24-year-old from Sesto Pusteria has already triumphed in Ohio in the last edition and reached the last act without losing a single set, although he had to play three tiebreaks during his brilliant run. He will have a small advantage over Carlitos mentally, having prevailed in four sets in their last meeting at the Wimbledon Championships last month.
Alcaraz – on the other hand – had to work much harder than his top rival to reach his second career final in this tournament. The world No.2 wants to return to the top of the ATP rankings by the end of this season and is working hard to achieve this, as evidenced by the fact that he has also practiced after the semifinal win against German ace Sascha Zverev yesterday.
Sinner and Alcaraz are dominating
According to numerous former players and insiders, these two players are changing the dynamics of tennis and are destined to enter the list of the best ever.
In a long interview with 'Tennis365', legendary coach Rick Macci explained this concept in detail: "Sinner is changing the game in terms of consistency in hitting the ball with high quality, while Alcaraz is changing tennis thanks to his completeness. The Big 3 had changed this sport differently than Jannik and Carlos."
The champion from Murcia is ahead 8-5 in the h2h against the current world number 1, but each of their battles has been extremely balanced.
