2025 Cincinnati Open final – Sinner most recent victor, Alcaraz dominant in hard court battles
It has been 36 days since the pair met in the Wimbledon final, where Sinner claimed his first SW19 triumph ending a year-and-a-half winless streak against the Spaniard.
The Italian came through three hours with a clinical serve to dethrone Alcaraz, frustrated yet gracious in defeat, his first in a Grand Slam final no less.
Now Sinner will feel even more confident as he returns to his dominant surface: the hard court. He is unbeaten on the surface in the 2025 season, not losing on hard since the 2024 Beijing Open final – to Alcaraz.
Indeed, it is the world no. 2 who has a superior head-to-head record on hard courts, winning five of the seven encounters with Sinner. That includes their two most recent matches, where the Spaniard will be keen to make it a hat-trick.
Jannik Sinner vs Carlos Alcaraz head-to-head record ahead of Cincinnati 2025 final
Head-to-head record: Sinner 5-8 Alcaraz
2025 Wimbledon final, outdoor grass: Sinner 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 Alcaraz
2025 Roland-Garros final, outdoor clay: Alcaraz 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2) Sinner
2025 ATP Masters 1000 Rome final, outdoor clay: Alcaraz 7-6(5), 6-1 Sinner
2024 Beijing final, oudoor hard: Alcaraz 6-6(6), 6-4, 7-6(3) Sinner
2024 Roland Garros semifinal, outdoor clay: Alcaraz 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 Sinner
2024 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells semifinal, outdoor hard: Alcaraz 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 Sinner
2023 Beijing semifinal, outdoor hard: Sinner 7-6(4), 6-1 Alcaraz
2023 ATP Masters 1000 Miami semifinal, outdoor hard: Sinner 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2 Alcaraz
2023 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells semifinal, outdoor hard: Alcaraz 7-6(4), 6-3 Sinner
2023 US Open quarterfinal, outdoor hard: Alcaraz 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-7(0), 7-5, 6-3 Sinner
2022 Umag final, outdoor clay: Sinner 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-1 Alcaraz
2022 Wimbledon Round of 16, outdoor grass: Sinner 6-1, 6-4, 6-7(8), 6-3 Alcaraz
2021 ATP Masters 1000 Paris Round of 32, indoor hard: Alcaraz 7-6(1), 7-5 Sinner