NEW YORK — Jannik Sinner was so dominant Monday evening on the US Open that his opponent needed to remind him after the match that he is not that dangerous of a participant.
Sinner positive made Alexander Bublik appear like one, although.
Sinner overwhelmed the one participant aside from Carlos Alcaraz who has defeated him this season, routing Bublik 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 to return to the quarterfinals of the event he gained final 12 months.
The highest-seeded Sinner’s victory took simply 1 hour, 21 minutes, the second-shortest accomplished match within the event. A primary-round victory for Tomas Machac was a minute shorter.
“At occasions I felt like immediately I used to be enjoying some nice tennis, and I managed to interrupt him very early, which then gave me the arrogance to serve just a little bit higher and play from the again of the court docket a bit higher,” Sinner mentioned.
“It was a quicker, or a quick match.”
Sinner misplaced to Bublik in June in Halle, Germany, in a warm-up event earlier than Wimbledon, however that was performed on a grass court docket. Making an attempt to beat the defending US Open champion on a tough court docket is a completely totally different story — and virtually unattainable nowadays.
Sinner has gained 25 straight Grand Slam matches on that floor, together with the final two Australian Open titles, alongside together with his first US Open trophy final 12 months.
He’ll face fellow Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No. 10 seed, on Wednesday. The opposite quarterfinal that day will pit No. 8 Alex de Minaur in opposition to No. 25 Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Bublik, the No. 23 seed from Kazakhstan, had been one of many hottest gamers in tennis, with an ATP Tour-leading 11 straight victories and three titles, which is tied for the second-best this 12 months behind Alcaraz’s six.
He had gained all 55 service video games coming into this match, but Sinner broke him eight occasions.
Bublik might solely smile at occasions, together with after the match, when he informed Sinner on the internet that “I am not dangerous.”
However he wasn’t almost adequate in opposition to Sinner, who had an 86-46 benefit in factors gained. Bublik helped by committing 13 double-faults.
Sinner famous that Bublik had a late end Saturday evening in his five-set victory over No. 14 seed Tommy Paul, and tried to check his power degree Monday in his first evening match of this event.
“I attempted to maneuver him round, attempting to see how he strikes, attempting to place it extra on the bodily aspect,” Sinner mentioned. “At this time I performed some good tennis at occasions. At occasions, he gave me some free factors.”
Sinner improved to 35-4 this 12 months. Alcaraz beat him within the French Open last and likewise in Rome and Cincinnati — the place Sinner was unwell and needed to cease enjoying within the first set.
