Jannik Sinner produced another near-fleetless performance in the US Open on Wednesday, where he fellow countryman Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 drove out in the first quarter final of the first-Italian men.
After dropping only three games in his fourth round demolition by Alexander Bublik, Sinner Musetti sent convincingly to become the second-jongest man in the open era to reach the semi-final of all four Grand Slam events in a season, behind a 22-year-old Rafael Nadal in 2008.
“We know each other very well,” Sinner said about Musetti after his two -hour victory. “We come from the same country. We have so many Italian players in the draw every time. I know that there are many Italians here, so it’s nice to play here. Of course Davis Cup play together and these kinds of things we have to take the friendship for the game and then of course if we shake hands, everything is fine.
“From my point of view it was a great achievement, very solid. Especially very, very good start in the game.”
Defending champion Sinner, winner of the last three Hard Majors, expanded his winning series at those events to 26 matches novak Djokovic and Ivan Lendl tying for the second longest men’s streak for men.
Longest men’s hard-court slam win streaks
Roger Federer | 40 (2005-08) |
Novak Djokovic | 27 (2011-12) |
| Jannik Sinner | 26 (Active) |
Novak Djokovic | 26 (2015-16) |
Ivan Lendl | 26 (1985-88) |
John Mcenroe | 25 (1979-82) |
To a better performance than rival Carlos Alcaraz at Flushing Meadows to keep world no. 1 honor in the PIF ATP ranking, Sinner will first have his attention on his semi-final opponent Felix Auger-Aliassy, one of the few players with a Lexus ATP Head2head edge.
Sinner illuminated August-Aliassime in Cincinnati last month and only dropped two games in a quarter-final Thrashing. The two victories of Auger-Aliassime against Sinner both came in 2022.
Sinner constantly imposed his will against Musetti, hugged the basic line as he tore the ball of the ball and forced the 10th seed to play a large part of the battle from a defensive position. He rarely allowed Musetti a glimpse on return and won 91 percent (42/46) of his first -season points. Musetti won only 18 of 75 return points for the game and did not convert any of his seven pause channels.
One victory shy of 300 matches match wins, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, Sinner has a seasonal record of 36-4. After 24 years and 18 days, Sinner is the youngest man who takes on 25 victories on the Majors in a single season and surpasses Mats Wilander (24 years, 20 days in 1988).
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The Italian sinner is 16-0 against his countrymen in matches at tour level, including three victories against the 23-year-old Musetti.
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