The 28-year-old German recorded his 300th victory on hard court with an excellent performance against Musetti.
He played the key points well and made no mistake serving for the match after breaking the Italian fourth seed in the 11th game of the second set.
Since losing to Sinner at the Australian Open, Zverev has reached just two finals, winning on clay in Munich in April and losing on grass in Stuttgart in June.
That is in stark contrast to Sinner’s record, with the Italian world number two becoming the first man since Novak Djokovic in 2015/16 to appear in eight finals in consecutive seasons.
Sinner extended his winning streak on indoor hard courts to 20 matches and took his unbeaten record to 12 wins against Australian third seed De Minaur, while claiming a fourth straight win at the ATP 500 tournament.
He was broken twice – once in each set – but fought his way through what he described as a “physical” encounter.
“I’m happy with the way I went about it,” said the 2023 Vienna Open champion, who is aiming for a fourth title of the season after victories at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and China Open.
“I was a break-up in the second and he broke me back. I tried to stay mentally strong, so I’m very happy with today’s performance and obviously being in the final again.”
Elsewhere, 19-year-old Brazilian Joao Fonseca reached the first ATP 500 final of his career with a 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 victory over unseeded Spanish player Jaume Munar at the Swiss Indoors in Basel.
He will face another Spaniard – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – in the final after eighth seed’s opponent, Frenchman Ugo Humbert, retired while trailing 7-6 (7-4), 3-1 in their semi-final.
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