Jannik Sinner Shares Why He Prefers 1-week Masters 1000s After Booking Spot in Cincinnati Final

Jannik Sinner is bidding to defend his Cincinnati Masters title, but he now has to cross a huge obstacle in the form of Carlos Alcaraz in the final.

Jannik Sinner Shares Why He Prefers 1-week Masters 1000s After Booking Spot in Cincinnati Final

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Jannik Sinner will be playing his career’s eighth final in the Masters 1000 tournaments. On his 24th birthday on Saturday (August 16), the Italian ace eliminated qualifier Terence Atmane in straight sets to secure a spot in the Cincinnati Masters final for the second consecutive time.

In the final, Sinner will be up against none other than his arch-rival, Carlos Alcaraz. The final is scheduled on Monday (August 18) and according to Sinner, players are losing track of the day because of the two-week Masters 1000s.

It’s a question what’s quite irrelevant now to answer because we are in that position. My personal view…I love the one-week events. I love like when you see that the tournament in Monaco, for example, you have for Monte Carlo, you have this one-week event, and you have the first-round matches, which are incredibly good. And if one good seeded-player loses, the next match is an incredible match still, and you have the quarterfinals and you know exactly when you buy the tickets.

But Sinner doesn’t know if he would want an off day between matches. According to him, he would like to have an off day depending on the length of his matches.

You have the quarterfinals and then you have the semi-final, which is Saturday, and then you have finally Sunday. And now I lost a little bit of the view of when does actually a finalist [plays], because it used to be always Sunday. Now, here it’s Monday. In Toronto, it’s Wednesday or Thursday. So it’s difficult even for us players. We lose a little bit of the days of the week, I would say.

Jannik Sinner added

At present, seven of the nine Masters 1000 tournaments are held for 12 days, with the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Masters being the new additions. Only the Monte Carlo Masters and the Paris Masters continue to be one-week Masters 1000s.

Jannik Sinner is chasing his third title of the season at the Cincinnati Masters

Jannik Sinner, since the 2024 season, has been doing nothing but reaching finals and winning titles. Since last year, he has made it to 14 finals, including five in Grand Slam events, winning four and losing only this year’s French Open final to Carlos Alcaraz.

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Jannik Sinner (image via ATP)

But his incredible on-court performances was marred by his doping scandal, because of which he was banned for three months. The ban, however, did him no harm so far when it came to his performances because right after serving his suspension, he made his comeback at the Italian Open only to reach the final.

The four-time Grand Slam champion lost that match in straight sets to Alcaraz and registered his second consecutive defeat to the five-time Grand Slam champion when they met in the French Open final. Sinner then broke the losing streak with a four-set win in the Wimbledon final.

Sinner has reached five finals this year and added two titles to his trophy cabinet: the Australian Open by beating Alexander Zverev and the Wimbledon trophy. Last year in Cincinnati, the World No.1 beat home favorite Frances Tiafoe in the final. The Italian ace has four Masters 1000 titles under his belt, the last of which he won in 2024 by beating Novak Djokovic in the Shanghai Masters final.

The South Tyrol native has not yet defended a Masters 1000 title. If he wins, he will become the first man since Roger Federer (2014-2015) to defend the Cincinnati title. Alcaraz, if he wins, will clinch his first trophy in the tournament. He was the runner-up in 2023, losing that match in three sets to Novak Djokovic.

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