Sinner takes hardcourt winning streak to 25 matches ahead of US Open

[ad_1] Defending champion Jannik Sinner has swept previous Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-0, 6-2 to succeed in the Cincinnati Open semifinals, with the world primary extending his hardcourt profitable streak to 25 matches.

Sinner delivered a dominant efficiency, capitalising on his opponent's 29 unforced errors to say his first win in three conferences towards the Canadian in simply 71 minutes.

"At the moment I felt nice on courtroom. I believe you noticed that however on daily basis goes to be completely different," Sinner stated.

"Tomorrow is a time without work, which is nice for me. We'll try to put some reps in, after which see what I can do within the semis."

The Italian turned solely the fifth man this century to file 25 consecutive victories on the floor alongside Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.

The final time Sinner misplaced a match on hardcourt was again in October 2024, when he was crushed by Carlos Alcaraz within the China Open remaining in Beijing, shedding 6-7(8/6), 6-4, 7-6(7/3).

He'll face both Danish seventh seed Holger Rune or French qualifier Terence Atmane.

Within the ladies's draw, second seed Coco Gauff secured her place within the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Italy's Lucia Bronzetti.

"For probably the most half I performed aggressive. Possibly bought a bit passive in a few of these video games. Nevertheless it's robust. The balls are tremendous mild and so they fly," Gauff stated.

"She wasn't giving me a lot tempo. I used to be making an attempt to play with management but in addition aggressive. I believe I did nicely. I missed a pair balls. However I discovered from it and was in a position to shut it out."

The 2-time Grand Slam champion will subsequent face one other Italian, seventh seed Jasmine Paolini, who swept previous Barbora Krejčíková 6-1, 6-2 in a rematch of the 2024 Wimbledon remaining.