"He really had nothing to laugh about, because he took a memorable beating," Panatta slams Bublik after his loss to Sinner at the US Open

From Monday night into Tuesday, during the round of 16 at the US Open, Jannik Sinner rolled over Alexander Bublik (6-1, 6-1, 6-1 in just 1 hour and 21 minutes of play). The Kazakh, who had arrived at the US Open with confidence, had not been broken in his first three rounds, but ran into the flawless consistency of the world number 1, who got his revenge after losing to this same Bublik in Halle a few weeks earlier.

Completely outclassed, the world number 24 joked with his opponent after the match, claiming he was the best player in history after only managing to win three small games. A situation that doesn’t amuse Adriano Panatta at all.

A legend of Italian tennis and a former Roland-Garros champion, he did not hesitate to slam Bublik's performance, who undoubtedly did not experience the most pleasant evening of his career on Arthur Ashe Court in recent hours.

"This character, Bublik, thinks he's very funny. Well, he really had nothing to laugh about, because he took a memorable beating. Jannik literally crushed him. Sinner gave a great tennis lesson to someone who serves underhand on second serves.

It was a match without any suspense, the Kazakh was powerless. I saw Sinner very focused, there was no match. This makes you understand the difference between a best-of-three-sets match on grass in Halle and a best-of-five-sets match on Arthur Ashe Court at the US Open," Panatta stated to Tennis World Italia.