Sinner in the semifinals in Monte Carlo, Aliassime ko in 2 sets

Jannik Sinner continues his race in the Monte Carlo Masters 1000: the South Tyrolean reached the semi-final by beating the Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime (number 7 in the ranking) in an hour and 32 minutes with a score of 6-3, 6-4. In the semi-final Sinnerwill face the German Alexander Zverev (n.3), who in turn eliminated the Brazilian João Fonseca in a hard-fought match won by the German 7-5, 6-7, 6-3.

“Yesterday I was tired, I recovered. Let’s see tomorrow. I am happy to be in the semi-final again in Montecarlo”. This is how Jannik Sinner commented on his victory at the end of the match. “It was a very intense match and I am happy with how I managed to stay mentally and get myself out of a difficult situation” For the South Tyrolean it is the sixteenth semifinal in a Masters 1000 tournamentthe fourth in a row.

Sinner chasing his first final in Monte Carlo

For the blue it is the third semi-final in Monte Carlowhere he never reached the final. At most he reached the semifinals two more times, in 2023 and 2024. Sinner is chasing his 27th singles title on the top circuit and above all the top of the world rankings. If today Carlos Alcaraz should lose against Bublik the Italian tennis player would return to number one in the ATP ranking.