Cincinnati Open: Jannik Sinner Sinks Adrian Mannarino, Aryna Sabalenka Downs Jessica Bouzas Maneiro

Last Updated:August 14, 2025, 07:59 IST

Sinner posted a 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) win over Mannarino in a game that lasted nearly three hours as due to rain interruption, while Sabalenka registered a 6-1, 7-5 triumph over Maneiro.

Jannik Sinner. (X)

Holders Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka moved into the quarters of the Cincinnati Open on Wednesday with straight-set wins.= against Adrian Mannarino and Jessica Bouzas Maneiro respectively.

Sinner posted a 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) win over Mannarino in a game that lasted nearly three hours as due to rain interruption, while Sabalenka registered a 6-1, 7-5 triumph over Maneiro.

Italian Sinner is slated to take on Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime, who beat Benjamin Bonzi of France 6-4, 6-3, while Sabalenka faces Elena Rybakina in her last-eight challenge.

“The key was to focus and put as much pressure as possible on her serve," Sabalenka said.

“I was up a break, made a couple of mistakes and she broke me back," she added.

“I’m glad to win in straight sets – I didn’t want to stay for three hours."

World number one Sinner, playing his first tournament since winning the Wimbledon trophy, secured his 24th consecutive hardcourt match victory, marking his fifth quarter-final appearance of the season.

Sinner had won the first set, and they were on serve in the second when they returned. However, the Frenchman’s tricky game proved challenging, causing Sinner to be broken while attempting to serve out the match. The second set went to a tiebreak, where the Italian clinched victory with his 11th and 12th aces.

“He’s a very difficult opponent, different from the other payers," Sinner said.

“He can read the opponent well," the Italian continued.

“It was a struggle to close it out, but I’m happy to be in the quarter-finals," the 23-year-old added.

Alexander Zverev completed a weather-delayed third-round victory, securing the last four points of a 6-4, 6-4 win against Brandon Nakashima.

The brief one-game session, with Zverev leading 6-4, 5-4 when play resumed, lasted under two minutes. The third seed is now set to face Toronto finalist Karen Khachanov in the fourth round.

Fifth seed Ben Shelton, last week’s Toronto winner, advanced to the fourth round by defeating Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6 (7/3), 6-3, in a match postponed from Tuesday.

Women’s third seed Iga Swiatek and men’s seventh seed Holger Rune secured quarter-final spots before afternoon showers interrupted play. Wimbledon champion Swiatek defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 6-3, despite making 33 unforced errors in a 95-minute match.

“I wanted to be more solid than in my last match," Swiatek said.

“I’m happy with the level of my focus and the consistency," the Pole added.

Rune advanced as 2024 finalist Frances Tiafoe retired with lower back pain, with Denmark’s Rune up 6-4, 3-1. The match was a repeat of a quarter-final here a year ago, won by the American, who later lost to Sinner in the final.

Tiafoe received treatment on his back but it didn’t seem to help as Rune gained control. The American walked off the court dejectedly, carrying only a pair of shoes, while an official carted away his massive tennis bag.

Rune, who has been bothered by his own injury issues this season, secured his 100th career hard-court win and his first defeat of a top 20 opponent since beating Carlos Alcaraz in the Barcelona final in April.

In another match interrupted on Tuesday, Magda Linette reached the fourth round at Cincinnati for the first time, with a 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 6-3 upset of fourth-seeded American Jessica Pegula.

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August 14, 2025, 07:59 IST

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