Felix Auger-Aliassime’s promising run in Cincinnati got here to an abrupt finish on Thursday.
The Canadian tennis star was dominated by world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in straight units (6-0, 6-2) within the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open.
Auger-Aliassime had been on a strong stretch on the ATP Masters 1000 match, beating all three of his earlier opponents in straight units, however he did not stand a lot of an opportunity in opposition to the top-ranked Sinner.
The Italian famous person dominated from the get-go, breaking Auger-Aliassime’s serve within the second sport en path to an ideal first set.
Although the second set was extra tightly contested, with Auger-Aliassime breaking Sinner’s serve within the opening sport and holding serve within the second, the Montreal native would go on to lose six straight video games earlier than finally dropping the match.
Auger-Aliassime struggled with unforced errors, committing 28 to Sinnner’s 12 and had eight double faults to the Italian’s two.
Sinner will now advance to the semifinals, the place he awaits the winner of the match between France’s Terence Atmane and Denmark’s Holger Rune, scheduled for afterward Thursday.
