Updated On: 03 September, 2025 07:45 AM IST | New York | AP
Sinner lost to Bublik in June in Halle, Germany, during a warm-up tournament before Wimbledon, but that was played on a grass court. Trying to beat the defending US Open champion on hard courts is an entirely different story

Alexander Bublik and Jannik Sinner
Jannik Sinner dominated the only player other than Carlos Alcaraz, who has defeated him this season, routing Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 on Monday night to enter the US Open quarter-finals.
The World No. 1’s victory took just one hour and 21 minutes, the second-shortest completed match in the tournament — A first-round victory for Czechia’s Tomas Machac was a minute shorter.
Sinner lost to Bublik in June in Halle, Germany, during a warm-up tournament before Wimbledon, but that was played on a grass court. Trying to beat the defending US Open champion on hard courts is an entirely different story.