World No 1 defeats American 7-6(3), 7-6(5), 6-1 in the US Open fourth round and will now face the 2021 men’s champion in a quarter-final
Italy’s Jannik Sinner celebrates during his straight sets win over the USA’s Tommy Paul in the US Open fourth round at Flushing Meadows.Italy’s Jannik Sinner celebrates during his straight sets win over the USA’s Tommy Paul in the US Open fourth round at Flushing Meadows.Two hours into a high quality fourth-round tussle at the US Open on Monday night, the second set of Jannik Sinner’s duel with Tommy Paul was yet to be decided.
Sinner pulled away in all of the decisive moments and, in the process, produced a performance worthy of a world No 1 to move into the quarter-finals with a 7-6 , 7-6 , 6-1 win over Paul.“I always get more excited also when play important points, important moments,” said Sinner on his clutch play. “In my mind, this is what we practice for.
Throughout this year, Sinner has played with a level of consistency that no men’s player beyond Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray has achieved in recent years. Sinner’s record in 2024 now stands at 52-5 and he is 32-2 on hard courts. According to Opta, he is the second youngest player in history to reach the quarter-finals in each of his first 12 tournaments of the year.
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