Jannik Sinner has grown into a dangerous force

Lorenzo Musetti had nary chance. Titles successful Melbourne and London, finals successful Paris, and present semi-finals astatine the Australian Open, wherever helium is defending the champion title. And judging by the mode Jannik Sinner is playing, helium volition hardly halt there. Because successful the quarterfinals, helium demonstrated each his spot and bushed Lorenzo Musetti 3:0, successful sets 6:1, 6:4, 6:2.

Thus, for the archetypal clip successful his career, helium reached the semifinals of each 4 Grand Slams successful 1 season, though it is rather wide that Sinner's goals are higher. And the chances of Felix Auger-Aliassime to halt him successful the semi-finals are precise minimal, careless of the triumph implicit Aleks de Minoro by 4:6, 7:6 (6), 7:5, 7:6 (4).

At expansive slams played connected hard surfaces, Sinner - whom Alexander Bublik compared to artificial quality aft the erstwhile lucifer ; has not mislaid successful 26 consecutive matches. Two tied titles astatine the Australian Open, helium is defending his crown astatine the US Open, and it is rather wide to everyone that Auger-Aliassime volition not halt him there, though helium whitethorn privation amended from the 2nd semi-final successful which Carlos Alcaraz, the existent champion of Roland Garros, volition look Novak Djokovic.

And it is rather wide that erstwhile Djokovic hangs his racket connected the peg, Alcaraz and Sinner volition predominate satellite tennis similar Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal did astatine the opening of this century, until Novak ruined their tango for two.

Mussetti vs Sinner

But that's different topic. We are talking astir Jannik here, and helium played a brutal lucifer against Musetti. Already erstwhile helium opened the quarterfinal lucifer with 5:0, it became wide what was successful store for his countryman and Davis Cup teammate. The archetypal acceptable lasted lone 27 minutes, arsenic if determination was a sparring spouse crossed the street, and not the tenth tennis subordinate connected the ATP list.

In the second, Musetti offered somewhat stronger resistance, but a interruption was obscurity successful sight. Sinner won arsenic galore arsenic 95% of points connected the archetypal serve. In the 2nd crippled of the 3rd set, Musetti had 4 tied interruption points, arsenic soon arsenic Sinner got out, the stands emptied, knowing what was coming next.

"From my constituent of view, this was a large release," Sinner said.

And it was. Alcaraz oregon Djokovic. If they too. There is nary 1 other to basal successful his way.