'It’s a special week' - Jannik Sinner reacts after winning Cincinnati Open 2024

Jannik Sinner has won five ATP titles this year, including the Australian Open.

Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner defeated Frances Tiafoe of America in straight sets to win the 2024 Cincinnati Open on Monday.

Jannik Sinner missed Paris Olympics 2024 due to tonsillitis, and later, he lost to Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open. However, Sinner overcame the likes of Andrey Rublev, Alexander Zverev, and Frances Tiafoe to win the 2024 Cincinnati Open.

The Italian celebrated his 23rd birthday on August 16, last week. Thus, talking about his birthday, he revealed that he doesn’t like celebrating birthdays. However, his 23rd birthday was special. He said, “It’s a special week for me here.. it’s my birthday week. I usually don’t like birthdays. But this one was feels very special.”

He further added, “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.”

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Sinner also took to social media and uploaded a couple of pictures from his triumph at Cincinnati Open 2024. In the caption, he thanked his supporters and also congratulated Frances Tiafoe, who played in his first ATP 1000 Masters final.

He wrote, “Thank you Cincinnati. The crowd and support have been amazing. @FTiafoe congrats on a great week! I always enjoy our battles.”

Thank you Cincinnati. The crowd and support have been amazing ❤️@FTiafoe congrats on a great week! I always enjoy our battles 😂 pic.twitter.com/ItQpwlyewi

— Jannik Sinner (@janniksin) August 20, 2024

Sinner has won five titles this year: the Australian Open, the Rotterdam Open, the Miami Open, the Halle Open, and the Cincinnati Masters. He’s currently in the top spot in the ATP rankings, and he’s in a pole position to finish as the year-end World No. 1.

He has made a significant difference of almost 2000 points over Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, and Alexander Zverev in the rankings. Winning the ATP 1000 Masters title will give the Italian tennis star confidence ahead of the 2024 US Open. Last year, he lost to Alexander Zverev in the Round of 16 at Flushing Meadows.

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