NEW YORK — Jannik Sinner returned to the U.S. Open semifinals by beating No. 10 Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday evening within the first all-Italian matchup in a males’s main quarterfinal.
The No. 1 seed continued what’s been a simple title protection and on Friday will face No. 25 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, who beat No. 8 Alex de Minaur 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5, 7-6 (4).
Sinner is into his fifth straight Grand Slam semifinal and with a win Friday would attain the finals of all 4 majors this yr. He has received 26 consecutive matches in majors on onerous courts. That features the previous two Australian Open titles alongside together with his triumph in New York a yr in the past.
“It was a fantastic efficiency. Very stable, particularly beginning very, very effectively,” Sinner stated.
He wanted simply 2 hours Wednesday — the primary set took solely 27 minutes — combating off all seven break factors he confronted. He has dropped simply 38 video games in his 5 matches, the second-fewest by a person to achieve the U.S. Open semifinals since 2020.
Sinner, who has received 31 consecutive service video games, received 42 of 46 first-serve factors (91%).
Musetti was attempting to achieve his first U.S. Open semifinal after getting that far on the French Open this yr and Wimbledon in 2024. However he bought off to a horrible begin in opposition to his Davis Cup teammate, falling behind 5-0 and successful simply 9 whole factors to Sinner’s 25 within the first set.
He began to get extra possibilities in opposition to Sinner’s function the match went on however may by no means get a break that possibly may have swung issues.
“We have now to take the friendship away for the match and clearly once we shake arms, it’s every part’s positive,” Sinner stated.
