By the time this formality of a match wrapped up, Alexander Bublik looked sort of bemused by the whole situation.

The crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium spent the third set cheering for Bublik and against inevitability, with the Kazakh not quite knowing whether to bask in it or wallow.

It mattered little in the end, as No. 1 Jannik Sinner dispatched Bublik in straight sets, needing just an hour and 21 minutes to complete a 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 Round of 16 victory that was every bit as easy as the scoreline implies. 4

The Italian’s ball-striking was superb, he handled Bublik’s serve — which had undone Tommy Paul two nights prior — with ease, breaking him eight times while holding his own serve perfectly.

He hit 24 winners, forced Bublik into mistake after mistake and marched through three sets

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