Aug 12, 2023, 00:28 ET
Jannik Sinner (No. 8 in the ATP world ranking) continues his streak in the Toronto Masters 1000. The 21-year-old Italian was more than Gael Monfils (#276) and got into the semifinals of the Canadian tournament.
Jannik Sinner was two wins away from achieving his first Masters 1000 tournament. Getty
In a meeting that lasted two hours and 20 minutes, the man born in San Candido in 2001 beat the historic French player 6-4, 4-6 and 6-3. This way He will play his third consecutive semifinal of the season in a Masters 1000 on cement.
Curiously, The last tennis player to accomplish this feat had been Roger Federer in the 2017 season. At that time, the Swiss was champion in Indian Wells, Miami and lost the Canadian final (played in Montreal) against Alexander Zverev.
As for Sinner’s results, in 2023 he reached the Indian Wells semifinal (loss vs. Carlos Alcaraz) and played in the Miami final. There he could not win the title as he lost to Daniil Medvedev.
The next challenge of the Italian in search of his first Masters 1000 tournament will be the American Tommy Paulwho surprisingly eliminated Carlos Alcaraz.
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2023-08-12 04:56:18
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