Jannik Sinner Sets Huge Career Storyline Goals After Making the Cincinnati Open Semifinals

Jannik SInner is the fifth man this century to reach a 25-match win streak on hard-court.

Jannik Sinner Sets Huge Career Storyline Goals After Making the Cincinnati Open Semifinals

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Hard court has traditionally been Jannik Sinner‘s best surface. He has won 17 of his 20 titles on this surface. The Italian is now on a 25-match win streak on hard court, becoming the fifth man to do so this century after the Big Four. If he wins the Cincinnati Open final, the streak extends to 27, surpassing Rafael Nadal‘s longest streak on the surface (26).

Sinner’s streak started at the Shanghai Masters last year. This year he couldn’t play the hard court tournaments during the Middle East and Sunshine swing due to his three-month doping suspension. He claimed the 25th consecutive hard-court win in the quarterfinal of the Cincinnati Open, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets. Speaking about the streak, the World No. 1 shared a few words with Ziggo Sports:

It’s an honor for me, but I can’t compare myself to the Big 4 because they are at a different level. But I’m happy because I want to leave my mark and be able to write my name in history, happy to create my own story.

Roger Federer leads with an impressive 56 consecutive wins on hard court. Novak Djokovic’s longest win streak on the surface is 35, while Andy Murray’s is 28. On other surfaces, Federer has the longest win streak on grass in the Open Era with 65 consecutive wins, and Nadal dominated clay with the most consecutive wins on the surface in the Open Era—81.

Jannik Sinner secured a dominant win over Felix Auger-Aliassime in Cincinnati

Jannik Sinner claimed his first win over Felix Auger-Aliassime in a dominant fashion, scoring 6-0, 6-2. In the first set, the World No. 1 was good on his serve, winning 80% of first serve points and 100% of second serve points, and facing 0 break points.

Moreover, he was returning very well, winning 80% of return points on Auger-Aliassime’s second serve. His opponent, on the other hand, made five double faults and 13 unforced errors in the opening set.

Jannik Sinner Cincinnati Open 2025
Jannik SInner (image via ATP)

Although the Canadian had a 2-0 lead in the second set, Sinner quickly regrouped and sealed the match after Auger-Aliassime made a double fault on match point. Speaking about his quarterfinal performance, Sinner remarked:

I felt that I was returning very well today. I think that was the key point, which gave me the confidence to serve well. I had a small drop in the second set when he broke me. It could have been a small change but I am happy I broke him back quite early.

The defending champion will now face qualifier Terence Atmane in the semifinal. This marks their first meeting on court and is the Frenchman’s first Masters 1000 semifinal. Ranked 136th, Atmane has had an incredible run in Cincinnati.

His most remarkable victories came in the round of 16, where he defeated fourth seed Taylor Fritz, coming back from a set down, and overcame seventh seed Holger Rune in straight sets in the quarterfinal. Atmane entered the tournament with a 1-4 tour-level record for the season and has now surged to a career-high of World No. 69 in the Live ATP Rankings.

In other weird scheduling moments, Carlos Alcaraz’s side of the draw is yet to play their Cincinnati quarterfinals. The World No. 2 will face Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinal. This marks Rublev’s second Masters 1000 quarterfinal of the season and good progress after a rough start to the year. The winner of this match will meet either Ben Shelton or Alexander Zverev in the semifinal.

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