Russia’s Andrey Rublev defeated world number one Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open.
The eighth-ranked player in the world defeated the top-seeded Italian 6-3 1-6 6-2 in a match delayed by rain in Montreal.
With the US Open beginning in two weeks, Sinner may have cause for concern as he battled with an issue to his right hip, which he regularly massaged.
“I thought it was a very great match. Over the past two years, Jannik has demonstrated incredible skill on the field. “I only hoped we could have a fight,” the 26-year-old remarked.
Rain wiped out Friday’s play so both men had played their last-16 matches earlier in the day, with Sinner defeating Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo 6-4 6-3 and Rublev seeing off American qualifier Brandon Nakashima 6-2 6-2.
Rublev will face another Italian, Matteo Arnaldi, in the semi-finals after he beat Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-4 7-5.
In the women’s tournament in Toronto, defending champion Jessica Pegula beat fellow American Peyton Stearns 6-4 7-5 to reach the semi-finals.
Pegula will play Diana Shnaider in the last four after she won 4-6 6-1 6-4 against fellow Russian Liudmila Samsonova.
Amanda Anisimova of the United States – who returned to tennis at the end of 2023 following a ninth-month break because of mental health issues – upset Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-2.
Anisimova will face Emma Navarro, who defeated another American Taylor Townsend 6-3 7-6 (7-5).
The US Open in New York starts on 26 August.