Overview
- Top seed Jannik Sinner defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) to make the Erste Bank Open last eight.
- The win pushed his record against fellow Italians to 17-0 and extended his indoor streak to 18 straight victories.
- Sinner will face No. 8 seed Alexander Bublik in the quarter-finals, leading their head-to-head 5-2 after a dominant U.S. Open meeting.
- Speaking in Vienna, Sinner said he accepts all criticism of his Davis Cup decision and added he has nothing more to say on the matter.
- The withdrawal continues to draw backlash in Italy from prominent voices, and consumer group Codacons has called for his national honors to be revoked.