Ahead of the US Open, Jannik Sinner revealed a past pact with his parents: he would quit tennis if he didn't crack the top 200 by age 23 or 24 due to financial constraints. Sinner recently withdrew from the Cincinnati Open final against Carlos Alcaraz due to illness,

The world No. 1 aims to extend a 21-match win streak at hard-court majors—and renew his rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz—in Flushing Meadows.

It was only the third time the Cincinnati Open men’s final ended in a retirement, and the first since 2011 when Novak Djokovic stopped playing in the second set because of a shoulder injury.

Jannik Sinner suffered from flu a day before his match against Carlos Alcaraz in the Cincinnati Masters final. Sinner thought he would recover a bit before the match and chose to play, but he couldn’t continue.

Jannik Sinner’s recovery from physical and psychological stress was outlined, easing doubts over his US Open participation after the Cincinnati setback.

While Sinner noticed the positives in a day's break before the finals under the new 12-day structure, the 24-year-old explained the flipsides.