World No. 1 Jannik Sinner received a dramatic third-round conflict in opposition to Gabriel Diallo on the Cincinnati Open, enjoying 4 factors of the match with the stadium’s hearth alarm going off. Whereas Sinner received the match with a 6-2, 7-6(6) scoreline, he needed to save a set level earlier than securing his victory. The membership’s grandstand has stood since 1899. The ATP report famous that each gamers agreed to play by way of the grating noise of the siren and the lights flashing.
“It was a really tough day on the workplace. He was serving very effectively, particularly within the second set… In the event you don’t play effectively in powerful conditions like this you possibly can lose these matches,” Sinner mentioned.
Sinner’s night match had already been delayed, as a result of the earlier recreation between Taylor Fritz and Lorenzo Sonego confronted a 75-minute delay when the venue misplaced energy.
Because of the victory, Sinner is now on a 22-match hard-court profitable streak, a run of outcomes that began after he misplaced to Carlos Alcaraz within the Beijing Open ultimate in October. The victory over Diallo additionally helped him enhance his file to 46-0 in opposition to gamers who’re ranked exterior the Prime 20 on laborious courts since dropping to World No 66 Dusan Lajovic at this event two years in the past.
WATCH: Jannik Sinner performs by way of hearth alarm siren
A video of the sport confirmed each gamers standing by because the sirens began to go off. Sinner might be seen smiling as he waits for the inconvenient sound to cease.
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ردة فعل سينر بعد اندلاع انذار حريق 😂😂
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— يانيك سينر 🇮🇹 (@SinnerTheFox) August 12, 2025
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Studies mentioned that each gamers agreed to play on later.
What seems to be a fireplace alarm has stopped play between Jannik Sinner and Gabriel Diallo on the Cincinnati Open. This, after energy outage points earlier at the moment. @WLWT pic.twitter.com/z82vU4Nm4u
— Sean MacKinnon WLWT (@SeanMacKinnonTV) August 12, 2025
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Match delayed trigger hearth alarm going off within the suites… $260 million wasn’t sufficient…#CincinnatiOpen #Sinner #Diallo pic.twitter.com/bKUvsaIjqD
— Tennislytics (@Tennislytics) August 12, 2025
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