Sinner gets walkover into QFs, where he has chance for revenge
The Italians will play Andrey Rublev for second straight week Jannik Sinner gets a free pass to the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals.
ATP Staff Jannik Sinner has advanced to the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open after Jordan Thompson withdrew from their scheduled third-round match Friday with a rib injury.
The World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings will now get the opportunity to avenge last week’s loss to Andrey Rublev in Montreal.
The World No. 6 defeated Sinner 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in the quarter-finals, snapping a three-match losing streak to the Italian. Sinner leads their Lexus ATP Head2Head series 5-3.
Sinner, who is chasing his first title since winning the ATP 500 in Halle on grass in June, defeated American qualifier Alex Michelsen 6-4, 7-5 in his opening-round match in Cincinnati. Last week, Sinner became the first player to qualify for November’s Nitto ATP Finals in Turin.
