SINNER SHOWS U.S. OPEN HUNGER

Despite fatigue, world No. wins 5th title of 2024 and heads to Major as big favourite

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World No. 1 Jannik Sinner was feeling tired and not the best physically, but still he managed to beat Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 to win the Cincinnati Open on Aug 19 and lift his third ATP Masters trophy.

The Italian top seed warmed up for next week's US Open in style, biding his time in a hard-fought first set before breaking open the match in the second.

Tiafoe, whose game faded after losing the first-set tiebreak, still made an impression. The American, who moves into the top 20 in the world rankings, saved three match points before Sinner claimed his 15th career title.

The 23-year-old's victory in Cincinnati gave him his fifth trophy of 2024, which started impressively with an Australian Open Grand Slam win in Melbourne.

"I'm happy, this was a very difficult week," said Sinner, who has been struggling over the last two months with a hip issue and who missed the Paris Olympics due to tonsillitis.