The Italian dominated his compatriot Lorenzo Musetti, with a score of 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.
Match point. The world number 1 Jannik Sinner carried out a health walk on Wednesday against his compatriot Lorenzo Musetti in three sets, to qualify in the semi-finals of the US Open.
The Italian has never left planning the slightest doubt about the outcome of the match, which he dominated from start to finish, with a score of 6-1, 6-4, 6-2. No double fault, 91% of points earned on its first service, only 17 direct faults in three sets, Sinner made a copy very clean.
Pass advertising
“The time of the match, we put our friendship aside”
If the earth is indeed its predilection surface, Musetti has already shown great arrangements on quick areas, as evidenced by its semi-final in Wimbledon in 2024. But faced with the best in the genre, it was regularly helpless in front of the blows of Sinner.
The title holder in New York has walked his opponent from one side to the other of the court, to create the unstoppable conditions of discrepancies. Speed up by a forehand decreed at the end of the race, Musetti even lifted his arms, distraught, during the third set.
“We know each other very well”recalled Sinner after his victory, “But the time of the match, we put our friendship aside. And when you use your hand at the end, everything is fine. ” In the semi-finals, Sinner will find the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, which he corrected last month in Cincinnati (6-0, 6-2).
Related reading
