Jannik Sinner is close to getting back on the court after retiring from the final in Cincinnati with an illness.

Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open on Monday after Jannik Sinner was forced to retire due to illness. Alcaraz was already up big on Sinner, the World No. 1, when he had to retire. Sinner told the crowd that he hoped to play after feeling bad overnight, but he couldn't make it work.

The world number one in singles with set to take part in the revamped event alongside Czechia’s Katerina Siniakova, but was forced to pull out of the competition