Overview

• Sinner will defend his Cincinnati Masters title in early August before targeting a second consecutive US Open crown.
• He must protect a large number of ranking points as world No. 1 to maintain his lead through the remainder of the hard-court swing.
• After skipping Toronto, he has reinstated fitness coach Umberto Ferrara to fine-tune his conditioning ahead of the North American tournaments.
• Taylor Fritz, world No. 4 and second seed in Toronto, credits improvements to his serve, forehand and movement for fresh confidence in challenging Sinner and Alcaraz.
• Sinner and Alcaraz have shared the last seven Grand Slam titles, underscoring their duopoly atop men’s tennis.