Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Jannik Sinner needed just 81 minutes to sweep into the 2025 U.S. Open quarterfinals, leading his foe to call him "A.I.-generated" due to his robotic dominance.
The top-ranked Italian edged No. 24 Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan 8-2 in aces and 24-13 in winners in the straight-sets win Monday in Flushing, N.Y. He totaled just one double fault and 16 unforced errors, compared to Bublick's respective 13 and 31.
Before the match, Bublik told ESPN that Sinner was "like an A.I. generated player." He took to Instagram after the straight-sets loss and wrote "A.I." on the social media platform.
"I just tried to stay as consistent as possible and I think that was the main key," Sinner told reporters after the 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 triumph.
Sinner, who is vying to appear in his fifth-consecutive major final, broke Bublik eight times in his fourth-round victory. Bublik failed to convert his lone break point chance, which came in the third set of the lopsided loss.
