Jannik Sinner recently acknowledged that he didn’t eat the carrot cake that was given to him for his birthday. In the Cincinnati Masters quarterfinals, the Italian defeated Andrey Rublev.
Sinner, who turned 23 on August 16, defeated Rublev 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in windy conditions. With the victory, he made Open Era history as the first Italian man to advance to the Cincinnati semifinals.
Sinner had a carrot cake from the Cincinnati Open for his birthday before the August 17 match. Following the match, the 23-year-old acknowledged sharing the cake with his team rather than eating it in an interview with Tennis Channel.
Additionally, he disclosed his preferred cake variety, stating: “Oh I didn’t actually. I was very happy to share this cake with a lot of people. I like carrot cake, but it’s not like crazy. It’s not my favourite cake. I like more of a cream and fruit or even chocolate and cream, you know, that’s my cake. But, it’s alright, it suits me very well, the carrot cake, so I can’t complain.”
Sinner in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2024
Now the world no.1, Jannik achieved a 46-5 win-loss record in 2024. Sinner is playing at the moment in Cincinnati where he ousted Unknown Player bye, the world no.57 Alex Michelsen 6-4 7-5, the world no.32 Jordan Thompson w/o and the world no.6 Andrey Rublev 4-6 7-5 6-4.
Jannik Sinner will play the world no.4 Alexander Zverev in the semifinal on Sunday at 3:00 pm on Center Court. Their current record is 4-1 for Zverev.
The Italian clinched 4 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami and Halle.
Jannik won 15 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner will play next at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 26th of August.