“This one feels very special,” Jannik Sinner excited after winning Cincinnati Open title in his ‘birthday week’

Jannik Sinner was over the moon after lifting the title at the Cincinnati Open 2024 by defeating Frances Tiafoe in the final.

“This one feels very special,” Jannik Sinner excited after winning Cincinnati Open title in his ‘birthday week’

Jannik Sinner with the 2024 Cincinnati Open title (Image via Open Source/X)

Italian tennis ace Jannik Sinner defeated Frances Tiafoe in the 2024 Cincinnati Open final to lift his fifth title of the season. The World No.1 beat Tiafoe 7-6(4), 6-2 on Monday evening and was over the moon after the win. Sinner hailed this win as special as it came in his birthday week.

The 23-year-old celebrated his birthday on the 16th of August and then claimed a title three days later. On account of this, Sinner said he usually does not get excited about his birthday, but winning a big title in the same week feels special to him.

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It’s a special week for me here.. it’s my birthday week. I usually don’t like birthdays. But this one feels very special.
Jannik Sinner said in the post-match press conference

Jannik Sinner reached the final after two hard-earned wins over Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinal and semifinal, respectively. Although he had the head-to-head record against Tiafoe tilted in his favor, Sinner had his opponent’s form in mind.

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The two players fought hard in the opening set, with it being decided in the tiebreak. Sinner, despite his persistent hip issue, produced high-quality tennis to win the first set. He continued the momentum in the second and clinched it with ease.

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Jannik Sinner “very happy” with his level against Frances Tiafoe

Sinner came into the 2024 Cincinnati Open with the disappointment he faced in Canada. After losing to Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals and his hip problem resurfacing, Sinner was worried about his chances at the ATP 1000 tournament in Cincinnati.

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Jannik Sinner (Image via Imago)

However, the Italian ace managed to play good tennis on his way to the final. Afterward, in the most important match, Sinner fought hard to win it. He then expressed how he was “very happy” with his level in the match against Frances Tiafoe. 

It was a very difficult week, tough week. I'm very happy about today's match. It was very tough mentally. Had such an amazing run here, and I tried to do my best today. We both were quite tired from yesterday. We both felt a lot of tension, but I'm very glad about [the] level I played today, especially in the important moments.
Jannik Sinner said in the on-court interview. (H/T: ATP Tour)

Sinner beat Tiafoe in 97 minutes to claim his second Masters title of the 2024 season. He is now the only player to win two ATP 1000 titles in this season. The reigning Australian Open champion is now focused on the “main goal” in New York- 2024 US Open.

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