Jannik Sinner cruised past Felix Auger Aliassime 6-0 6-2 in a one-sided match in 71 minutes to reach the 12th Masters 1000 semifinal of his career at the Cincinnati Open.
Sinner has extended his winning streak to 25 consecutive hard-court matches. The world number 1 player won for the first time in his career after losing his first head-to-head matches against Auger Aliassime.
Sinner broke three times to take a bagel win in the first set.
Sinner dropped 11 points in 7 service games and was broken once when Auger Aliassime converted his only break point at the start of the second set to take a 2-0 lead. Sinner hit seven won six consecutive games to close out the second set 6-2.
Sinner won 80% of points on Auger Aliassime’s second serve.
“I felt that I was returning very well today. I think that was the key point, which gave me the confidence to serve well. I had a small drop in the second set when he broke me. It could have been a small change but I am happy I broke him back quite early. He is a very difficult opponent because he serves well, he moves well. Physically in incredible shape and hits the forehand very well. But we prepared in the best way, also tactically and I felt like today I was playing some great tennis”, said Sinner.
