Jannik Sinner Cruises To 25th Hard-court Win In A Row With Victory In Cincinnati

Jannik Sinner extended his winning tally connected difficult courts to 25 matches pinch a ruthless dismissal of Félix Auger-Aliassime successful nan Cincinnati Open quarter-finals. Playing successful his first tourney since lifting his 4th expansive slam title astatine Wimbledon, nan world No 1 and defending champion powered to a 6-0, 6-2 triumph against nan Canadian.

Auger-Aliassime had won some his erstwhile matches against Sinner but could connection small guidance connected Thursday, pinch nan Italian opening and ending nan title pinch runs of six games successful a row, completing triumph successful conscionable 71 minutes. Sinner has not been beaten connected his favourite aboveground since a nonaccomplishment to Carlos Alcaraz successful Beijing successful early October past year.

In nan women’s 4th round, nan 2nd seed, Coco Gauff, saw disconnected Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 6-4 and will adjacent look nan seventh seed, Jasmine Paolini, who eased to a 6-1, 6-2 triumph complete erstwhile Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova.

“For nan astir portion I played aggressive,” said Gauff. “Maybe location were a mates of times that were a small spot passive successful immoderate of those games but it’s reliable – nan balls are ace ray and she wasn’t giving maine overmuch pace. I was conscionable trying to play controlled but besides fierce and, for nan astir part, I deliberation I did well.”

Meanwhile, nan erstwhile world No 6 Matteo Berrettini has withdrawn from nan US Open, tourney organisers said yesterday. The Italian, classed 59th, has not competed since a first-round nonaccomplishment astatine Wimbledon successful June aft he had recovered from an abdominal injury.

Berrettini skipped nan Swiss Open successful Gstaad and nan Masters 1000 events successful Toronto and Cincinnati successful nan buildup to nan expansive slam astatine Flushing Meadows, wherever he reached nan semi-finals successful 2019. The American Brandon Holt will return his spot successful nan main draw, wherever singles action originates connected 24 August.