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Sinner swamps Auger-Aliassime in Cincinnati power display <\/p>\nJannik Sinner “felt great on the court” as he annihilated Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open semi-finals with his 25th straight hardcourt match victory. <\/p>\n
Sinner swamps Auger-Aliassime in Cincinnati power display <\/p>\n
The world number one powered through a rapid-fire opening set and overcame a wobble as he started the second set by dropping serve. <\/p>\n
The defending champion prevailed in a brief 71 minutes as he claimed an eighth victory in a row at this event and his 30th this season. <\/p>\n
“I felt great on the court today, you could see that,” said the Italian, who turns 24 on Saturday. “But every day can be different. Let’s see what I can do in the semis.” <\/p>\n
Sinner, playing his first tournament since his Wimbledon triumph, will face either French qualifier Terence Atmane or Danish seventh seed Holger Rune for a place in the final. <\/p>\n
Auger-Aliassime meekly lost the opening set after less than 30 minutes, delivering three double-faults in the final game. <\/p>\n
After dropping his serve early in the second Sinner broke back to level at 2-all, eventually advancing as Auger-Aliassime coughed up his eighth double fault on match point. <\/p>\n
“I served well today, that was the key for me,” Sinner said. “I had a small drop in the second set and I’m happy that I broke back. He moves and serves well, he’s difficult to play.” <\/p>\n
In women’s action, French Open champion Coco Gauff beat Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals. <\/p>\n
The second-seeded American’s game showed minor rust after a bye in the previous round. <\/p>\n
“I could have maybe made some more first serves in that second set, but overall, I had a lot of aces and unreturnables,” said Gauff, the 2023 Cincinnati champion who went on to win the US Open title that year. <\/p>\n
“I’m happy considering where was last week. I’m always trying to get better, but also just trying to take the little wins along the way.” <\/p>\n
“I’m just trying to be happy with where I’m at now, but still doing the things I need to do to improve.” <\/p>\n
Gauff, who was broken once in each set herself, finally secured a spot in the last eight with a concluding break of the 61st-ranked Italian’s serve as Bronzetti hit long after 79 minutes on court. <\/p>\n
Gauf next takes on seventh seed Jasmine Paolini, who crushed 2024 Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova 6-1, 6-2. <\/p>\n
Krejcikova had treatment on her left foot in the second set and her movement was clearly hampered. <\/p>\n
Paolini, the 2024 Roland Garros and Wimbledon finalist, won seven straight games on the way to a 4-0 second-set lead and rallied from 0-30 down in the final game to advance. <\/p>\n
“She’s a great player and can do anything she wants with the ball,” Paolini said. “But I don’t think she was at 100% today. <\/p>\n
“I’m glad I stayed in the match mentally to the last point.” <\/p>\n
Gauff will play Paolini – whom she beat here two years ago on the way to the title – in her third 1000-level quarter-final of the season after Madrid and Rome. <\/p>\n
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