Why Jannik Sinner’s victory over Alexander Zverev is both positive and negative for Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.
Jannik Sinner’s win over Alexander Zverev in the Cincinnati Open semi-final has significantly influenced the seedings for the US Open and the world No. 1 ranking.
The Italian secured a 7-6 (11-9), 5-7, 7-6 (7-4) victory over Zverev, preventing the German from overtaking Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz in the ATP Rankings before the US Open.
Sinner, Djokovic, Alcaraz, and Zverev were the top four in the rankings before the Cincinnati Open, and Sinner was guaranteed to stay at No. 1 after Djokovic chose to skip both the Canadian and Cincinnati Masters 1000 events.
