Australian Open
Sinner continues to be unstoppable in Melbourne
The Italian Jannik Sinner celebrates after his victory. photo
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Jannik Sinner continues to play outstanding tennis at the Australian Open. Now he faces the greatest possible challenge.
The Italian tennis professional Jannik Sinner has Australian Open perfected the dream semi-final against Novak Djokovic.
The 22-year-old won in Melbourne against the Russian Andrej Rublev 6:4, 7:6 (7:5), 6:3 and will now challenge the defending champion from Serbia in the fight for a place in the final on Friday. Djokovic had previously prevailed in four sets against the American Taylor Fritz.
In the quarterfinals against Rublev, Sinner attacked his abdominal muscles several times, but he did not seek treatment. In the tiebreak he turned around a 1:5 deficit and secured the second set. After 2:39 hours he ended the game in his favor and remains in the tournament without losing a set.
Sinner and Djokovic faced each other three times in a very short space of time at the end of last year. At the ATP Finals in Turin, the Italian first won in the group phase, then the Serb won in the final. Sinner prevailed again at the Davis Cup Finals.