The tennis world was psyched to watch Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz go at it again after the former beat the latter in the Wimbledon Final. 

But those spectating at the Cincinnati Open Final on Monday saw only five games played between the two men’s singles juggernauts, as Sinner retired from the match with an apparent illness. 

Thus, Alcaraz went home with the trophy. 

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"I’m super, super sorry to disappoint you," Sinner said to the crowd, as he stayed on the court for the trophy ceremony. "From yesterday, I didn’t feel great. I thought that I would improve during the night, but it came up worse. 

"I tried to come out, tried to make it at least a small match. But I couldn’t handle more."

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Sinner never disclosed what exactly he was dealing with, but he never looked like himself during the match. Alcaraz took full advantage with a 5-0 lead in the first set. 

After the fifth game, Sinner called for a trainer to come out. It wasn’t long until Sinner told the chair umpire that he needed to retire, which was announced throughout the stadium.

Alcaraz, though, was as respectful as could be in this budding rivalry between the game’s top players. He quickly ran over to console Sinner, and when he signed a camera lens on the court, he wrote, "Sorry Jannik."

The question now becomes whether Sinner will be healthy enough for the U.S. Open, with the first round beginning next week in Queens, New York. 

Sinner is the defending U.S. Open champion, and after winning at Wimbledon and the Australian Open, many were pegging him to repeat at Arthur Ashe Stadium this August. 

Alcaraz, though, has a U.S. Open title under his belt after winning it all in 2022, marking his first Grand Slam title and being named the youngest number one player in the world in ATP history. 

He also defeated Sinner in a thrilling 2025 French Open final that went to a five-set tiebreak. 

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Peter Mandelson, the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States, thinks the Super Bowl should be held across the pond.

Mandelson said last week he has been lobbying since taking the role in February for the biggest sporting event in the U.S. to be hosted by the U.K.

"I’ve made a big pitch for the first Super Bowl outside the U.S. to take place in Britain," Mandelson told the Chicago Council on Global Affairs on Thursday, per C-SPAN.

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"I want that Super Bowl in Britain. I don’t care when it takes place, but I want it announced during my time as ambassador. We love it, we love it."

The audience laughed at Mandelson’s remark, but he isn’t the only one back in his home country who wants to see the Super Bowl in the U.K.

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has also called for the Super Bowl to be hosted in his city, which he believes would solidify London as the "sporting capital of the world."

"The Super Bowl is really important for us," Khan said last year. "We have a number of American football games, and I want it to come here because we want American sports fans in Europe to come to London to watch them, not just go to America."

The NFL has been playing regular-season games in London since 2007, beginning with the first official game ever held outside North America. Nearly two decades later, the league continues its international push, which this season includes two games at London’s famous Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in October.

Since its creation in 1967, the Super Bowl has always remained in the United States. The event is set to be played at the San Francisco 49ers’ home, Levi’s Stadium, in Santa Clara, Calif., in 2026.

It has also been decided that Super Bowl LXI, to be played in 2027, will take place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., followed by Super Bowl LXII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

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