Jannik Sinner 6-1 6-1 2-0 Alexander Bublik*

More head-shaking from Bublik, as if he’s in disbelief that the guy on the other side of the net is even human, as Sinner thumps an ace to hold to love.

Jamie Braidwood2 September 2025 01:16

BREAK! *Jannik Sinner 6-1 6-1 1-0 Alexander Bublik

Alexander Bublik hadn’t dropped serve once through his first three wins at the US Open.

He’s now been broken six times out of eight times by Jannik Sinner, including in the opening game of the set for the third time in a row.

Sinner meets a drop shot and puts away the forehand down the line.

“It’s not over,” yells someone from the crowd. It definitely is.

Jamie Braidwood2 September 2025 01:13

SECOND SET! Jannik Sinner 6-1 6-1 Alexander Bublik*

That’s all it took for Sinner to race to a 6-1 6-1 lead on Arthur Ashe. He seals it with an ace, too.

It’s been an awful hour for Bublik.

Jamie Braidwood2 September 2025 01:08

BREAK! *Jannik Sinner 6-1 5-1 Alexander Bublik

There are groans as Bublik double faults again when facing break point. This is just tough to watch at this stage.

Sinner will come out to serve for a two-set lead well inside the hour-mark.

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Jamie Braidwood2 September 2025 01:05

*Jannik Sinner 6-1 3-1 Alexander Bublik

Bublik double-faults on 30-30 but saves the next break point to just about stay in touching distance. He grins at the applause he receives for holding serve and getting on the board in the second.

He’s still unable to do much to disrupt Sinner, who faced a tough test in the previous round against Denis Shapovalov.

Jamie Braidwood2 September 2025 01:00

BREAK! *Jannik Sinner 6-1 2-0 Alexander Bublik

Playing Sinner is hard enough without making three double faults and putting two drop shots into the net in the same game.

But that’s what Bublik has done as Sinner takes charge of the second set. Another rueful shake of the head from Bublik as he double faults on the third break point.

Jamie Braidwood2 September 2025 00:51

Jannik Sinner 6-1 1-0 Alexander Bublik*

Bublik goes from grinning at a Sinner backhand winner that flashes down the line to shaking his head as a forehand drifts long. The crowd are desperate to see more of a contest here.

Jamie Braidwood2 September 2025 00:45

FIRST SET! *Jannik Sinner 6-1 Alexander Bublik

Well, Bublik does try and mix it up, but with disastrous results. While 40-30 up, Bublik goes for back-to-back underarm serves, but puts the first wide and the second into the net.

You can’t do that against Sinner, who races to reach a poor drop shot from Bublik on set point and thrashes the backhand for a winner.

A 6-1 first set, in 23 minutes.

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Jamie Braidwood2 September 2025 00:41

*Jannik Sinner 4-1 Alexander Bublik

Another forehand loops wayward from Bublik, who is unable to match the top-spin and weight of Sinner’s ball.

He does, though, find some huge serving to get on the board, to cheers from the Arthur Ashe crowd.

Jamie Braidwood2 September 2025 00:32

BREAK! *Jannik Sinner 3-0 Alexander Bublik

Another double fault from Bublik and then the forehand goes loose too and sails long.

It brings up break points and although he saves them both, Sinner locks in on the return to force another.

Bublik nets on the backhand and Sinner is cruising. Trying to go toe-to-toe from the baseline is going to do it, I don’t think.

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Jamie Braidwood2 September 2025 00:26