Jannik Sinner Advances to Cincinnati Semifinals
Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner secured his place in the Cincinnati Open semifinals, standing out in the men’s tournament. Meanwhile, Coco Gauff, representing the United States, advanced to the quarterfinals in the women’s competition.
Sinner, who currently holds the top spot in the ATP and is the defending champion in Cincinnati, demonstrated his dominance by defeating Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime, ranked 28th in the world, with a score of 6-0 and 6-2. The match lasted one hour and eleven minutes.
This triumph marks a milestone for Sinner, making him the fifth player this century to achieve 25 consecutive hard-court victories. The other tennis players who have reached this mark are Roger Federer, with a record of 56 wins, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Rafael Nadal.
In addition, Sinner broke the losing streak he had against Auger-Aliassime, as he had lost the previous two matches they had played in Madrid and Cincinnati in 2022.
In the semifinals, Sinner will face Frenchman Terence Atmane, who is ranked 136th in the world. Atmane achieved the best result of his career by defeating Dane Holger Rune, number 9, with a score of 6-2 and 6-3 in one hour and 13 minutes.
In another round of 16 match in the men’s category, American Ben Shelton, ranked sixth in the world, defeated Czech Jiri Lehecka, number 26, with a score of 6-4 and 6-4.
Shelton will face German Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals, who holds the third position in the world ranking.Coco Gauff Secures Her Spot in the Quarterfinals
In the women’s competition, Coco Gauff, an American tennis player and world number 2, advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating the Italian Lucia Bronzetti, number 61, with a score of 6-2 and 6-4. At this stage, she will face Aryna Sabalenka and the Polish Iga Swiatek, who occupy positions 1 and 3 respectively in the world ranking.
Gauff will face Italian Jasmine Paolini, number 9, in the quarterfinals, who defeated Czech Barbora Krejcikova by 6-1 and 6-2.
Paolini also had success in the doubles tournament, qualifying for the semifinals alongside her compatriot Sara Errani.
In men’s doubles, Marcelo Arévalo of El Salvador and Mate Pavic of the Czech Republic defeated Marcelo Melo of Brazil and Alexander Zverev of Germany with a score of 6-2 and 7-6(3), advancing to the quarterfinals.
This Friday, the remaining two quarter-final matches in the men’s category will be played: Carlos Alcaraz, number 2, against Andrey Rublev, number 11, and Shelton against Zverev.
In the women’s bracket, in addition to the match between Gauff and Paolini, Aryna Sabalenka will face Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, number 10, and Iga Swiatek will play Anna Kalinskaya of Russia, number 34.
