2024-08-11 07:03:50
World number one Jannik Sinner was knocked out of the Canadian Open quarter-finals by Russia’s Andrei Rublev.
The world number eight beat the Italian top seed 6-3 1-6 6-2 in a rain-interrupted match in Montreal.
Sinner’s right hip injury, an area the 22-year-old regularly massages, could be a concern when he starts the U.S. Open two weeks later.
“It’s a really great game for me. Jannik is an amazing player and he’s been incredible for two years. I just hope I can fight with him,” the 26-year-old the players said.
Friday’s match was called off due to heavy rain, so both men competed in the last 16 earlier in the day, with Sinner beating Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo 6-4 6-3. Rublev defeated American qualifier Brandon Nakajima 6-2 6-2.
Rublev will face another Italian player Analdi in the semifinals, who defeated Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-4 7-5.
defending champion of women’s championship in toronto Jessica Pegula Defeating fellow American Payton Stearns 6-4 7-5 to advance to the semifinals.
Pegula will play diana schneider She defeated fellow Russian Lyudmila Samsonova 4-6 6-1 6-4 to reach the last four.
Amanda Anisimova The American returned to tennis in late 2023 after a nine-month hiatus due to mental health issues, defeating Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-2.
Anisimova will face Emma Navarrohe defeated another American, Tyler Townsend, 6-3 7-6 (7-5).
The U.S. Open opens in New York on August 26.
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