Cincinnati Masters Tennis LIVE: Rising star Felix Auger Aliassime beat Jannik Sinner in a pulsating three sets as the Canadian booked his place in the next round of the Cincinnati Masters Tennis. In an encounter that lasted more than an hour, it was Aliassime that prevailed to come from behind in a 2-6, 7-6, 6-1. He will next face Borna Coric in the quarterfinals. Follow Western & Southern Open LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Cincinnati Masters Tennis LIVE: Young gun Felix Auger Aliassime passes tough assignment, saves match points to beat Italian Jannik Sinner in thrilling 3 sets to enter Quarterfinals – Follow Aliassime vs Sinner LIVE updates
4⃣th consecutive ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final for @felixtennis 🔥@CincyTennis | #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/sU2QmXRNTp
— ATP Tour (@atptour) August 19, 2022
- Felix Auger Aliassime dropped the first set but returned to come from behind to win the match.
- A 2-6, 7-6, 6-1 win sees him through to the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open
- Felix Auger Aliassime received a bye in the first round and opened his Cincinnati Masters campaign in the second round.
- He faced Alex de Minaur and clinched a dominant 6-4, 6-2 victory in the contest.
- Aliassime started the year at the Australian Open where he lost in the quarterfinal to Daniil Medvedev in a five-setter.
- He finished as runner-up at ATP Rotterdam after losing the final to Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets. He also finished as runner-up at Open 13 as he lost the final to Andrey Rublev. He ended the clay court season at Miami Open and Indian Wells Masters.
- On clay courts, he could not go past the quarterfinal in four consecutive tournaments – Barcelona Open, Estoril Open, Madrid Open and Italian Open.
- He lost in the fourth round against Rafael Nadal after a five-setter at the French Open this year.
- He began the grass court season at the Libema Open by losing the semifinal to wildcard entrant Tim van Rijthoven in a three setter.
- Ahead of the Wimbledon, he also reached the quarterfinal at Halle Open and lost against Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets.
- He suffered first round exit at Wimbledon after losing to Maxime Cressy in four sets.
- At his home tournament in Canada, just before the Cincinnati Masters, he lost in the second round
🇮🇹 @janniksin moves through to the third round as Miomir Kecmanovic is forced to retire at 7-5 3-1.@CincyTennis | #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/RcaUPBuT0X
— ATP Tour (@atptour) August 17, 2022
- Jannik Sinner is currently on of the most consistent players on the ATP circuit. The Italian has made a good rise in the rankings and he is currently ranked World No.12.
- He started the year by making his maiden appearance in the quarterfinal at the Australian Open.
- He continued to reach the quarterfinal in two other hard court tournaments at Dubai Tennis Championships and Miami Open.
- In the clay court season, he yet again made quarterfinal appearance at Monte Carlo Masters and Italian Open.
- At the French Open, he reached the fourth round but suffered a knee injury and had to retire midway from the contest against Andrey Rublev.
- He began his grass court season by playing at the Eastbourne International, where he faced first round defeat.
- The 20-year old, who faced a first round defeat at Wimbledon last year showed how much he has improved as he reached the fourth round by defeating opponents like Stan Wawrinka, 20th seed Jannik Sinner and fifth seed Carlos Alcaraz.
- He won his first title this year by beating Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the
Aliassime vs Sinner Head-to-Head: Jannik Sinner and Felix Auger Aliassime will face each other for the second time in their career. Their first met earlier this year at the Madrid Open with Aliassime winning the contest in straight sets. Both the players have so far enjoyed a good season and they will look to give a tough fight in the upcoming contest.
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