While Sinner noticed the positives in a day's break before the finals under the new 12-day structure, the 24-year-old explained the flipsides.

World #1 and defending champ Jannik Sinner easily beats Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-0, 6-2 to reach the semifinals in Cincinnati. 1st win over FAA 12th M1000 semifinal 11 consecutive wins 9 consecutive wins in Cincinnati 25 consecutive wins on hardcourts pic.twitter.com/2ZY9SHkTs7

Jannik Sinner was subjected to an unusual chant from the Cincinnati Open crowd before his match against Terence Atmane. The young Italian was pitted against his French rival in the semi-finals, having won all of his previous matches without dropping a set.

Sinner did not want to compare himself with the Big 4, admitting they are on a different level. Instead, he is writing his own story while chasing more records and tennis immortality. There is a direct correlation between Jannik Sinner’s success and a small little lion in his bag 🦁 pic.twitter.com/KjX6Y5OyUe

Italy’s Jannik Sinner has a big headache to deal with ahead of the US Open. The 24-year-old is currently taking part in the US Open, where he has cemented his spot in the semifinal after beating Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets with a score of 6-0,

Jannik Sinner dominated from the outset, claiming the first set 6-0, capitalizing on Felix Auger-Aliassime's 13 unforced error

Jannik Sinner delivers a dominant performance at the Cincinnati Open 2025, overpowering Felix Auger-Aliassime to book his spot in the semi-finals and cement his status among tennis elites.

ATP No. 1 Jannik Sinner and former Cincinnati Open champion Coco Gauff are in action Aug. 14. Follow live from Mason.