Only two games for Auger-Aliassime against Sinner

Italian Jannik Sinner, the top seed, advanced to the last four of the Cincinnati Masters by dismantling Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No 23 seed, 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday evening.

Sinner, ranked No 1, will face the winner of the match between French qualifier Terence Atmane and Dane Holger Rune, the No 7 seed, next.

The Italian still hasn’t lost a set in this Masters 1000 and showed up much more powerful than the day before against French qualifier Adrian Mannarino (6-4, 7-6 (4)). He has also defeated Canadian Gabriel Diallo, the No 30 seed (6-2, 7-6 (6)) and Colombian qualifier Daniel Elahi Galan (6-1, 6-1) earlier in the tournament.

In the previous rounds of the Cincinnati tournament, Auger-Aliassime, ranked No 28, won against Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi (6-4, 6-3), Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech (7-6 (4), 4-2 ret.) and Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry (6-2, 7-6 (3)).

Cincinnati Masters 1000, other last eight results (Lindner Family Tennis Center, hard, USD 9.193.540, most recent results first):

• Terence Atmane vs. Holger Rune
• Andrey Rublev vs. Carlos Alcaraz