The number one in the world beats Adrian Mannarino and moves to the quarterfinals of the “Cincinnati Open”. Sinner dominated the French, author of a good test of resistance, for 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) in the round of 16 of the Masters 1000. For the South Tyrolean tennis player it is the fourth victory in as many meetings against the 37-year-old from the Alps, number 89 in the world. Sinner, holder of the title, obtained his 24th consecutive victory over the cement.
Mannarino sold the service in the third game of the first set, without being able to put Italian in difficulty on his services. The second set was characterized by a long interruption, almost three hours, due to the rain. Upon returning to the field, both players kept the service until the tenth game, when Sinner managed to snatch the French service on his fourth break point. Using for the match on 6-5, Sinner conducted 30-0 for 30-0, but he saw the French mark the following four points, the last of which with a magnificent crushed cross return, snatching the tie-break. Mannarino then made too many mistakes and Sinner made several ace (three, of which the last two points), allowing Italian to impose themselves in 1 hour and 51 of the game.
“He is a very difficult opponent, different from the other players,” Sinner said after the game referring to Mannarino. “He can read the opponent well. It was hard to close the match, but I’m happy to have reached the quarterfinals, “he added. Jannik Sinner will face Cincinnati’s WTA 1000 in the quarterfinals of the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, who beat the Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi for 6-4, 6-3.