Defending champion Jannik Sinner has swept past Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-0, 6-2 to reach the Cincinnati Open semifinals, with the world number one extending his hardcourt winning streak to 25 matches.<\/p>\n
Sinner delivered a dominant performance, capitalising on his opponent’s 29 unforced errors to claim his first win in three meetings against the Canadian in just 71 minutes.<\/p>\n
“Today I felt great on court. I think you saw that but every day is going to be different,” Sinner said.<\/p>\n
“Tomorrow is a day off, which is good for me. We will try and put some reps in, and then see what I can do in the semis.”<\/p>\n
The Italian became only the fifth man this century to record 25 consecutive victories on the surface alongside Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.<\/p>\n
The last time Sinner lost a match on hardcourt was back in October 2024, when he was beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in the China Open final in Beijing, losing 6-7(8\/6), 6-4, 7-6(7\/3).<\/p>\n
He will face either Danish seventh seed Holger Rune or French qualifier Terence Atmane.<\/p>\n
In the women’s draw, second seed Coco Gauff secured her place in the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti.<\/p>\n
“For the most part I played aggressive. Maybe got a bit passive in some of those games. But it’s tough. The balls are super light and they fly,” Gauff said.<\/p>\n
“She wasn’t giving me much pace. I was trying to play with control but also aggressive. I think I did well. I missed a couple balls. But I learned from it and was able to close it out.”<\/p>\n
The two-time Grand Slam champion will next face another Italian, seventh seed Jasmine Paolini, who swept past Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1 6-1, 6-2 in a rematch of the 2024 Wimbledon final.<\/p>\n
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