Melbourne: Italian tennis star and defending champion Jannik Sinner advanced to the Australian Open semi-finals after victory over local favorite Alex da Minaur in the quarter-finals on Wednesday. In the last eight clash, the world number one won over Minaur 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 in a match that lasted one hour and 48 minutes. Sinner entered the match having lost just one set in all his matches against the Australian star and displayed excellent baseline hitting. His opponent in the semi-finals will be Ben Shelton.
“I think today I was feeling everything. On days like this, when you get breaks early in each set, it's a little easier. She (Minaur) is a tough competitor and an amazing player. … Now we know each other well, we have played with each other many times and we try to understand each other's game, and try to prepare ourselves in the best possible way. Let's do it,” Sinner said after the match, according to the ATP website. “This Those kinds of matches, they can be over quickly, but if I go a bit below my level and he takes the opportunities they take, they can change very quickly.
I'm very happy with my performance today,” he said. Sinner showed some physical struggles during his fourth-round win against Holger Rune, but during the quarterfinals, he was back to his best in all aspects, from the baseline to the Crushed the ball and produced tremendous power from both wings. “Yesterday was very easy,” Sinner said when asked about overcoming the illness that affected him against Roon. I only worked with my coaches Played for half an hour or 40 minutes. He gave me good rhythm. In terms of general physicality, especially when you're young, you recover very quickly. I love sleeping, so I just tried to rest as much as possible and not work too much. “I just tried to rest, recover and get ready for the quarterfinals.”
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