{"id":495160,"date":"2025-08-10T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T19:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=495160"},"modified":"2025-08-10T15:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T19:00:13","slug":"sinner-starts-cincinnati-title-defence-with-his-fastest-win-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/sinner-starts-cincinnati-title-defence-with-his-fastest-win-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinner starts Cincinnati title defence with his fastest win of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jannik Sinner wasted no time, producing a blistering performance at the Cincinnati Open to launch his title defence in style. The world No. 1, playing his first match since capturing his Wimbledon crown last month, dismantled Daniel Elahi Galan 6\u20131, 6\u20131 in just 59 minutes\u2014the fastest victory of his season so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatches are always more different than practice sessions, so I didn\u2019t know exactly what to expect today,\u201d Sinner said after extending his perfect record against Galan to 3\u20130. \u201cBut I\u2019m very happy. It\u2019s not easy to play here\u2014the ball is flying. You have to serve very precisely, but also with good pace if you want to go far in the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite wearing a sleeve on his right arm following a heavy fall in the Wimbledon fourth round, the 23-year-old Italian showed no signs of discomfort. His precision and power were on full display as he fired seven winners against just five unforced errors and lost only one of 13 first-serve points in a dominant opening set.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9\ud83d\udca5 Jannik Sinner produces the quickest match of his career &#8211; 59 minutes &#8211; to get through to the third round of Cincinnati \ud83d\udcaa<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MPktcfrB1V\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/MPktcfrB1V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Olly Tennis \ud83c\udfbe\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@Olly_Tennis_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olly_Tennis_\/status\/1954267718301127108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the second set, Sinner continued with his trademark baseline consistency, but didn&#8217;t hesitate to send some great drop shot in the third game before closing out the match with flying colors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jannik Sinner wasted no time, producing a blistering performance at the Cincinnati Open to launch his title defence in style. 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