Jannik Sinner prolonged his profitable run on onerous courts to 25 matches with a
ruthless dismissal of Felix Auger-Aliassime within the Cincinnati Open
quarter-finals.
Taking part in in his first event since lifting his fourth grand slam title at Wimbledon, the world No 1 and defending champion powered to a 6-0 6-2 victory over Auger-Aliassime.
Auger-Aliassime had gained each his earlier matches in opposition to Sinner however might provide little resistance right here, with the Italian starting and ending the competition with runs of six video games in a row.
Sinner has not been overwhelmed on his favorite floor since a loss to Carlos Alcaraz in Beijing in early October final yr.
He’ll now face both both Holger Rune or French qualifier Terence Atmane, who shocked Taylor Fritz within the earlier spherical.
“I felt that I was returning very well,” he stated.
“I think that was the key point, which gave me the confidence to serve well. I had a small drop in the second set when he broke me. It could have been a small change but I am happy I broke him back quite early.”
Second seed Alcaraz performs his quarter-final on Friday night in opposition to Andrey Rublev, the ninth seed, with the Spaniard on the opposite facet of the draw to Sinner. The pair subsequently stay heading in the right direction for a fourth ultimate assembly of 2025, as they full their preparations for the US Open, stay on Sky Sports activities from August 24.
Gauff units up Paolini quarter-final
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Highlights of Coco Gauff in opposition to Lucia Bronzetti from the Cincinnati Open.
The 2023 champion Coco Gauff booked her place in her second Cincinnati Open quarter-final with a 6-2 6-4 win over Italian Lucia Bronzetti.
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Highlights of Jasmine Paolini in opposition to Barbora Krejcikova from the Cincinnati Open.
World No 2 had acquired a third-round walkover from Dayana Yastremska and can now face Jasmine Paolini, who beat former Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova 6-1 6-2.
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