NEW YORK – Giannik Sinner returned to the US Open semi-finals in his first all-Italian match within the males’s main quarterfinals with Lorenzo Musetti beating 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday night time.
The No. 1 seed continues what was a straightforward title protection and faces No. 25 Felix Auger-Aliasime on Friday.
Thinner is concerned about his fifth Grand Slam semi-final, and Friday will attain the finals of all 4 majors this yr. He received 26 consecutive matches within the arduous court docket majors. This contains the previous two Australian open titles and his victory in New York a yr in the past.
“These are very particular events. I discovered myself once more within the semi-finals of the Grand Slam, and it is an excellent, nice achievement,” Thinner mentioned.
He wanted simply two hours on Wednesday – the primary set solely took 27 minutes – fought all seven breakpoints he confronted. He dropped simply 38 video games in 5 video games. Since 2020, the second fewest males have reached the US Open semifinals.
Thinner, who received 31 consecutive service video games, earned 42 factors (91%) of the 46 first service factors.
Musetti was about to succeed in his first US Open semi-finals this yr, after reaching far on the French Open and Wimbledon in 2024. Nonetheless, he obtained off to a horrible begin towards his Davis Cup teammates, falling behind 5-0, scoring a complete of 9 factors within the first set.
“To be trustworthy, I by no means performed anybody who had this sort of rush in a rally. Larry did not have a lot alternative and he was at all times main the rally,” Musetti mentioned. “That felt a bit dangerous.”
He started to get extra alternatives for thinner’s service because the match continued, however he could not get the break that he might have probably been in a position to shake issues up.
“We now have to remove friendship for the match. After we clearly shake fingers, every little thing is okay,” Sinner mentioned.
