Jannik Sinnernumber four in the world ranking, is continuing his good end to the season when he fought for the title at the ATP Finals in Turin and won the Davis Cup.
This Tuesday, Sinner earned the right to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open against Novak Djokovic after defeating Andrey Rublev, 6-4, 7-6(5) and 6-3.
The Italian is the only tennis player remaining in competition who has not given up a set. The match ended at 1:22 a.m. in Melbourne.
I’m happy to play again against the best in the world
Jannik Sinner
Seventh confrontation
Now he will have two days of rest before the semi-final with Novak Djokovicdefender of the crown and who beat Taylor Fritz in four sets.
The Balkan dominates the precedents with four victories to two. However, the transalpine won two of the last three: in the round robin of the Turin masters event and in the semifinals of the Davis Cup in Malaga.
The turning point of the quarterfinals came when Rublev wasted a 5-1 lead in the tie break of the second set.. Sinner then had six points. Jannik’s challenge is to know how he will respond to the best of five sets against the champion of 24 majors.
