The 8 men to win Cincinnati and US Open in same year: Jannik Sinner emulates Federer, Nadal, Djokovic
Jannik Sinner became the eighth man to win the Cincinnati Open and US Open titles on hard courts in the same season with his maiden triumph at the New York Grand Slam.
The Cincinnati tournament, which is now an ATP Masters 1000 event, changed surface from green clay to hard courts in 1979.
Here, we look at the eight male players to complete the Cincinnati-US Open hard-court double.
John McEnroe – 1981
In 1981, John McEnroe became the first man to win the Cincinnati and US Open titles on hard courts in the same year.
The American defeated Chris Lewis in straight sets in the Cincinnati final, before seeing off Bjorn Borg in a four-set US Open title match.
Mats Wilander – 1988
Mats Wilander overcame fellow Swede Stefan Edberg in a three-set championship match at the 1988 Cincinnati Open.
At the US Open the following month, Wilander battled past No 1 seed Ivan Lendl in five sets in the final to complete the double.
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Pat Rafter – 1998
After winning the 1998 Canadian Open, Pat Rafter earned a three-set victory over Pete Sampras in the Cincinnati final to make it back-to-back hard-court Masters titles.
The Australian then secured the title in Long Island, before he beat fellow countryman Mark Philippoussis in a four-set US Open final to complete a remarkable North American sweep.
Andy Roddick – 2003
Having claimed titles in Indianapolis and Montreal in the summer of 2003, Andy Roddick defeated his compatriot Mardy Fish in three sets in the Cincinnati Masters title match.
The American then completed an incredible hard-court summer in North America with a straight-set win over Juan Carlos Ferrero in the US Open final.
Roger Federer – 2005, 2007
Roger Federer downed Roddick in straight sets in the 2005 Cincinnati Open championship match, before earning a four-set victory over Andre Agassi in the US Open final later that summer.
In 2007, the Swiss completed the double for the second time with straight-set triumphs against James Blake and Novak Djokovic in the Cincinnati and US Open finals respectively.
Rafael Nadal – 2013
After securing the 2013 Montreal title, Rafael Nadal saw off John Isner in straight sets in the final at the Cincinnati Masters.
The Spaniard then defeated Djokovic in four sets in the US Open championship match to complete the Canada-Cincinnati-US Open treble.
Novak Djokovic – 2018, 2023
In 2018, Novak Djokovic overcame Federer in straight sets in the title match at the Cincinnati Open to complete a career Golden Masters. The Serbian then earned a straight-set victory against Juan Martin del Potro in the US Open final to seal the double.
Djokovic accomplished the feat again in 2023, when he edged out Carlos Alcaraz in a three-set Cincinnati final and defeated Daniil Medvedev in a straight-set US Open title match.
Jannik Sinner – 2024
Sinner beat Frances Tiafoe in straight sets in the 2024 Cincinnati Masters championship match to win the first leg of the double.
In the US Open title match, the Italian downed Taylor Fritz in a straight-set contest to triumph at Flushing Meadows for the first time.
