Alert: Sinner defeats Tiafoe to win Cincinnati Masters
Jannik Sinner won the title on Monday night against Frances Tiafoe
Jannik Sinner, 2024
Italian Jannik Sinner, the top seed, defeated American Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (4), 6-2 to win the Cincinnati Masters trophy at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on Monday night.
Earlier in the tournament, Sinner, ranked No 1, beat American qualifier Alex Michelsen (6-4, 7-5), Australian Jordan Thompson (W/O), Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 6 seed (4-6, 7-5, 6-4) and German Alexander Zverev, the No 3 seed (7-6 (9), 5-7, 7-6 (4)).
Tiafoe, ranked No 20, defeated Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (6-3, 7-6 (6)), Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 14 seed (6-3, 6-2), Jiri Lehecka (6-4, 6-7 (10), 7-6 (5)), Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 5 seed (6-3 ret.) and Dane Holger Rune, the No 15 seed (4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4)) in the previous rounds of the Cincy Open.
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