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Italian chasing fifth title of season
August 10, 2024
Jannik Sinner in action in Montreal.
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Jannik Sinner in action in Montreal.
By ATP Staff
Jannik Sinner continued his quest towards a fifth title of the season on Saturday at the Omnium Banque National présenté par Rogers, where he dispatched Chilean Alejandro Tabilo 6-4, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals in Montreal.

After a slow start, the World No. 1 began to motor from the mid-way point in the first set. The Italian won 92 per cent (11/12) of his first-serve points in the opener and then won eight consecutive points in the early stages of the second set to break Tabilo’s serve and take full control.

With his 79-minute win, Sinner set a quarter-final meeting with Andrey Rublev. The top seed is undertaking double duty on Saturday after rain cancelled Friday's play and will return to Court Central at 7 p.m. local time to face Rublev.

Sinner leads Rublev 5-2 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series, having defeated the fifth seed en route to the Australian Open title in January.

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Sinner has fond memories in Canada, having won his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title at the Canadian Masters 1000 event last year in Toronto. Turning 23 next week, Sinner has since soared to No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings. He boasts a 44-4 season record and leads the ATP Tour in hard-court wins (24) this year.

Sinner has now advanced to at least the quarter-final stage at all five Masters 1000 events he has played this year, with his best result a title run in Miami. The 22-year-old is competing on hard court for the first time since he triumphed in Florida in March.

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Jannik Sinner was handed a double reward when he advanced to the Omnium Banque National présenté par Rogers quarter-finals on Friday. By doing so, the Italian became the first player to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin.

The World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Ranking, Sinner will make his second consecutive appearance and third overall at the prestigious season finale in Turin, which this year will take place from 10-17 November. After making his event debut as an alternate in 2021, Sinner last year charged to the final in front of his home fans at Inalpi Arena, where he ultimately fell to Novak Djokovic.

The 22-year-old Italian began his year by lifting his maiden major trophy at the Australian Open. He then won an indoor hard-court ATP 500 in Rotterdam, became an ATP Masters 1000 champion for the second time in Miami, and clinched his first tour-level grass title in Halle.

Alongside winning a Tour-leading four titles this season, Sinner made history on 10 June after Roland Garros, where he reached the semi-finals. He rose above Djokovic to become the first Italian No. 1 in PIF ATP Rankings history.

Now 44-4 for the season after defeating Alejandro Tabilo in Montreal, Sinner will try to continue extending his lead in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin over second-placed Carlos Alcaraz. The Italian currently owns 6,400 points, 450 clear of Alcaraz. Sinner is chasing the coveted ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honour.