Jannik Sinner was the subject of an odd chant from the Cincinnati Open crowd before his match against Terence Atmane, with the Italian hoping to reach the final

Cincinnati Open, but the last two standing ended up being the strongest, two familiar faces who rebuffed all that was lauched at them, but only one can lift the trophy.

Usually, Sinner pushes Alcaraz to play his best, but at Wimbledon the roles were reversed. Was it a sign of things to come, or can the Spaniard reclaim the edge on Monday?

At that moment, a suggestion from his coach Simone Vagnozzi was fundamental. The latter told him to shorten the duration of the rallies and to push his shots to the maximum in the first two points in the return phase, in order to recover his energies and put pressure on Atmane.

Carlos Alcaraz committed four double faults against a struggling Alexander Zverev during their match in the Cincinnati Masters semifinal on Saturday (August 16).