By Shrivathsa Sridhar

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Defending U.S. Open champion Jannik Sinner continued his stellar run at the hardcourt Grand Slams with a 6-1 6-1 6-1 hammering of Kazakh 23rd seed Alexander Bublik on Monday to make the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows.

The Italian came into the evening match on Labour Day at Arthur Ashe Stadium looking for his 25th straight major match win on his preferred surface and he never looked in any trouble against a tricky opponent after shooting out of the blocks.

“We know each other well. We’ve had some tough battles this year so we know each other a bit better,” the top seed said.

“He had a tough match last time, finishing late. He didn’t serve as well as he does. I broke him in every set and it gave me the confidence to play well.

“My first nig

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