Cincinnati Open 2025 Day 8 Recap

Quarter-final Thursday in Cincinnati noticed two contrasting paths to the semi-finals, one from the game’s high canine, the opposite from a qualifier on a career-best tear.

Jannik Sinner dismantled Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-0, 6-2 in a ruthless show of precision and energy, whereas French lefty Terence Atmane continued his dream run, blasting previous Holger Rune in straight units for his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final.

Earlier, Ben Shelton got here by way of his delayed round-of-16 match towards Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 to arrange a quarter-final with Alexander Zverev.

Full recap, match stats and highlights beneath.

Day Eight Cincinnati Open 2025 Quarter Remaining Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Jannik Sinner (1)
Felix Auger-Aliassime (23)
6-0 6-2

Terence Atmane (Q)
Holger Rune (7)
6-2 6-3

Jannik Sinner def. Felix Auger-Aliassime, 6-0, 6-2

Jannik Sinner stormed into the Cincinnati Open semi-finals, dismantling twenty third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-0, 6-2 in 71 minutes.

Aliassime had the uncommon possession of a constructive H2H file towards Sinner, however that dates again to 2022, and I can’t bear in mind the final time I noticed the Canadian as a risk to any of the highest guys.

Sinner is but to drop a set, and he received 80% of second-serve returns 16/20) and broke Auger-Aliassime’s predictable serve at will.

Regardless of a quick 2-0 lead for Auger-Aliassime within the second set, eight double faults didn’t assist his trigger, and it was a straightforward day’s work for the Italian.

Match Stats

Jannik Sinner
Felix Auger-Aliassime

Winners
7
5

Unforced Errors
12
28

Aces
2
0

Double Faults
2
8

1st Serve %
59% (23/39)
56% (25/45)

1st Serve Factors Received
78% (18/23)
48% (12/25)

2nd Serve Factors Received
63% (10/16)
20% (4/20)

Break Factors Saved
0% (0/1)
40% (4/10)

Service Video games
86% (6/7)
14% (1/7)

1st Return Factors Received
52% (13/25)
22% (5/23)

2nd Return Factors Received
80% (16/20)
38% (6/16)

Break Factors Received
60% (6/10)
100% (1/1)

Return Video games
86% (6/7)
14% (1/7)

Stress Factors
55% (6/11)
45% (5/11)

Service Factors
72% (28/39)
36% (16/45)

Return Factors
64% (29/45)
28% (11/39)

Web Factors
67% (2/3)
60% (3/5)

Whole Factors
68% (57/84)
32% (27/84)

Match Factors Saved
0
0

Max Factors In A Row
11
5

Whole Video games
86% (12/14)
14% (2/14)

Max Video games In A Row
6
2

Highlights

Terence Atmane def. Holger Rune, 6-2, 6-3

Qualifier Terence Atmane continued his Cincy run, gorgeous seventh seed Holger Rune 6-2, 6-3 to achieve his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final.

I haven’t seen a lot of Atmane on tour, however I’ve seen some court-level apply footage, and he performs fairly an explosive sport. He additionally has that typical streaky lefty sport we see from gamers like Shapovalov and Humbert.

That spells hazard for all comers when he places it collectively, and he’s performed that right here in Ohio with some very spectacular wins.

As we speak he fired 14 forehand winners and received 85% of first-serve factors (28/33), changing 4 of 11 break factors in a one-hour, 13-minute rout.

As for Rune, I can’t take him severely at this stage. Two or three years in the past, I believed he was hitting the ball as laborious as Sinner and Alcaraz, however whereas they’ve pushed on considerably, he’s not that calibre of participant. Can extra work with Agassi get him again on observe? He’s undoubtedly good to look at in spells, however his shot choice and the way he’s performed over the past two seasons don’t fill me with confidence.