Match Report
\n Sinner sets tantalising showdown with Bublik in Vienna<\/p>\n
Italian defeats Cobolli in straight sets<\/p>\n
October 23, 2025<\/p>\n
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Jannik Sinner holds a perfect 17-0 record against countrymen.
\n By Sam Jacot<\/p>\n
Jannik Sinner<\/a> maintained his perfect record against countrymen on Thursday at the Erste Bank Open<\/a>, where he eliminated Flavio Cobolli<\/a> 6-2, 7-6(4) to reach the quarter-finals in Vienna.<\/p>\n The top seed earned his quickest win of the season in his first-round match at the ATP 500 on Wednesday, when he raced past Daniel Altmaier<\/a> in just 58 minutes. Sinner had to remain patient against Cobolli after a dominant first set but found a way to advance and improve to 17-0 against Italians.<\/p>\n “He has been playing an incredible season and has been improving week after week, so I was looking forward to this one,” Sinner said. “He was one of the Italians I had not played yet. He is a great talent and a great competitor and we both played some great tennis at times. I had some chances in the second but could not use them and that is tennis. I tried to stay in the moment and play with a great mentality and I am very happy with today’s match.”<\/p>\n Sinner did not face a break point in the first set and hit with relentless depth to suffocate the 23-year-old. He was not at his free-flowing best in the second set and failed to convert any of the four break point opportunities he conjured against a red-hot Cobolli.<\/p>\n However, he was the more proactive and consistent in the tie-break, with Cobolli hitting a costly double fault at 3\/4. Sinner did not give the 23-year-old a way back in, closing out clinically on serve to eventually break the 23-year-old’s resistance after one hour and 48 minutes.<\/p>\n You May Also Like: Sinner: The defending champ ‘chasing’ Turin repeat<\/a><\/p>\n Sinner lifted the trophy in his previous appearance in Vienna in 2023 and is now 14-4 at the event, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index. The 24-year-old has also won his past 18 indoor matches and will meet Alexander Bublik<\/a> in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n