In the quarter-finals of the Us Open there will be an all-Italian derby. Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti in fact they will compete in a first for Italian tennis after the victories obtained in the round of 16, respectively, against the Kazakh Alexander Bublik and the Spaniard Jaume Munar.
Sinner wins 3-0 against Bublik
Jannik Sinner he gained access to the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows by easily beating the Kazakh alexander bublik, with a score of 6-1 6-1 6-1The world number one Italian needed just one hour and 21 minutes to overcome his opponent, the only one to have beaten him along with Carlos Alcaraz in 2025. Anna Wintour and actors Rami Malek and Alec Baldwin were also in the stands to watch the match.
“I'm very happy. Thank you all,” Sinner said immediately after the match with Bublik. “We know each other well; he congratulated me and wished me all the best,” Sinner said of the brief exchange with the Kazakh as they left the court. Microphones captured Bublik saying: “I'm not bad, but you're 'the goat'”, the greatest of all time. A compliment that made Sinner break into a big smile.
Regarding the next meeting with Musetti, the world number one commented: “Italian tennis is in great shape and Lorenzo is one of the best. From an Italian point of view, it's nice to know that there will be an Italian in the semi-finals."
Musetti beats Munar
Musetti himself, who emerged victorious from the match against the Spaniard, had also hoped for the clash with Sinner Jaume Munar with a peremptory 6-3 6-0 6-1. “I would like to play more against Jannik”, “because in terms of ambition I would like to try to beat the number one in the world“, said the Tuscan tennis player before Sinner took the court.
Musetti called the South Tyrolean "the best player in the world: a champion. But," he noted, "the pressure will be on him most," and the Carrara native could capitalize on this in the quarterfinals of the US Grand Slam. "I knew today would be tough. I can't speak, I'm emotional," Musetti said after his victory over Munar. "The last month has been terrible. I was sad about my tennis, my game. But that's tennis; you have to be present. I'm proud of what I've accomplished in the last few weeks. Thanks to my team, who have always supported me." Today I played a very solid match, I never made mistakes. Thanks to all the Italians, it's always nice to have fans away from home. We hope for a derby with Jannik. I can't wait to find out who my next opponent will be," he concluded.
Paolini and Errani also reach the quarterfinals
Also making it to the quarterfinals, this time in the women's doubles, are Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani who defeated the pair of Hungarian Fanny Stollar and Taiwanese Fang-Hsien Wu 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 in the round of XNUMX. In the next round on the hard court at Flushing Meadows, Paolini and Errani will face American Asia Muhammad and Dutch Demi Schuurs, the seventh-seeded pair at the US Grand Slam. Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli Instead, they stopped in the round of 6, losing 7-4(7/7) 6-7(2/7) 6-10(6/XNUMX) against the Americans Robert Cash and Jj Tracy.
