Jannik Sinner Gives His Take on 2-Week Masters 1000 Events Amid Growing Hectic Schedule Complaints

Jannik Sinner will be aiming to defend his title in Cincinnati as well as win his fifth Masters 1000 trophy.

Jannik Sinner Gives His Take on 2-Week Masters 1000 Events Amid Growing Hectic Schedule Complaints

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Even World No.1 Jannik Sinner has suggested that he prefers the week-long Masters 1000 to the 12-day ones. From this season onward, the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Masters will be held for 12 days, joining five other Masters 1000s.

Only two Masters 1000 events don’t fall under this category: the Monte Carlo Masters and the Paris Masters. Many players have expressed their disappointment over ATP’s decision to expand the already packed 11-month calendar, with Sinner’s arch-rival, World No.2 Carlos Alcaraz, demanding more vacation time and the removal of a few tournaments.

The 1000s in two weeks? Nowadays, there are so many tournaments with a 96-player draw. The tournament becomes long, but at the same time, we can’t control everything. For the fans, it’s great because they can enjoy two weekends of good tennis. If you ask me if I’d prefer a one-week tournament…yes, like Monte Carlo, for example, I prefer it. But it’s fine like this.

Jannik Sinner said in his pre-tournament press conference in Cincinnati

World No.3 Alexander Zverev said he doesn’t know anyone who likes the two-week Masters 1000s. Ben Shelton, who has secured a spot in the Canadian Open final by beating Taylor Fritz, thinks an off day between matches can break players’ rhythm. Fritz wants a reduction of the schedule and also wants the ATP to change all Masters 1000s to one-week events.

The Cincinnati Masters is scheduled to start on August 7, and Sinner will be locking horns with Vit Kopriva or a qualifier in the second round to kick off his campaign. He will be playing the tournament as the defending champion. Last year, he beat Frances Tiafoe to take home the title, and the following month, he doubled his Grand Slam tally with a straight-set win over Taylor Fritz in the US Open final.

Jannik Sinner on why he skipped the Canadian Open

The Cincinnati Masters will be Jannik Sinner‘s first tournament since his Wimbledon win last month. He was expected to skip the Citi Open, but when it was time for the Canadian Open, Sinner announced that he wouldn’t be playing.

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Jannik Sinner (Image via X/Jannik Sinner)

It also takes time for me to understand what is good. In the past, I also made some mistakes. You start too early at times because the body and mind need to recover and need to understand what happened, and also, of course, the conversation with the whole team, trying to understand what’s best. Of course, these are, when you win big titles, they’re very special moments. And you have to live them, it doesn’t have to be celebration or not.

Jannik Sinner said at the press conference

Sinner was the champion in 2023 in Toronto. So far in his career, the four-time Grand Slam champion has captured four Masters 1000s. Apart from Toronto and Cincinnati events, Sinner emerged victorious at the Miami Open and the Shanghai Masters last year.

So far this season, Sinner has played four finals and lifted the Australian Open by beating Alexander Zverev, and won his career’s second grass-court title at Wimbledon with a four-set win over Carlos Alcaraz. In the other two finals, at the Italian Open and the French Open, Alcaraz had denied him the win.

The 23-year-old could once again schedule a clash with the five-time Grand Slam champion if both of them reach the Cincinnati Masters final. Alcaraz, too, had skipped the Canadian Open and will play Mattia Bellucci or Damir Dzumhur to start his campaign in Cincinnati. Alcaraz holds an 8-5 head-to-head, and Sinner’s win over him at SW19 was his first victory after five consecutive defeats against the 22-year-old.

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