U.S. Open | Ruthless Sinner routs Bublik to reach quarterfinals

Defending U.S. Open champion Jannik Sinner continued his stellar run on the hardcourt Grand Slams with a 6-1 6-1 6-1 hammering of Kazakh twenty third seed Alexander Bublik on Monday (September 1, 2025) to make the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows.

The Italian got here into the night match on Labour Day at Arthur Ashe Stadium in search of his twenty fifth straight main match win on his most popular floor and he by no means regarded in any bother in opposition to a difficult opponent after taking pictures out of the blocks.

“We all know one another nicely. We have had some powerful battles this yr so we all know one another a bit higher,” the highest seed stated.

“He had a tricky match final time, ending late. He did not serve in addition to he does. I broke him in each set and it gave me the boldness to play nicely.

“My first evening session match, it makes such a distinction. Thanks everybody for coming, that is such an important day for us gamers.”

Sinner greets Alexander Bublik following their fourth-round match on the U.S. Open
| Photograph Credit score:
Getty Photographs by way of AFP

A double break helped Sinner construct a 4-0 lead earlier than Bublik might even get on the board, and the dominant 24-year-old chased down a drop shot to fireplace residence a deep backhand winner that wrapped up the opening set with one other break.

Bublik’s makes an attempt to disrupt Sinner’s rhythm with extra drop pictures proved futile however it was his service errors that left him trailing by two units, earlier than Sinner wheeled away to his eighth straight main quarter-final.

Up subsequent for Sinner is a gathering with compatriot Lorenzo Musetti and he stated it might be an excellent event for Italian tennis.

“It is nice to see. Italian tennis is in nice kind. We now have so many gamers and totally different sport kinds,” he stated.

“Lorenzo is without doubt one of the greatest skills we’ve in our sport. I am wanting ahead to this one. From an Italian standpoint, it is nice to have for certain one Italian participant within the semis.

“I do know that there are loads of Italian gamers within the crowd. It makes all the pieces particular.”