The Italian Jannik Sinner (N.8 worldwide) and the Australian Alex de Minaur (N.18) qualified for the final of the Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Toronto on Saturday, sweeping respectively the American Tommy Paul and the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich.
Sinner, a finalist last spring in Miami, reached his second final of the season at the elite level by beating in straight sets (6-4, 6-4) Tommy Paul, the scorer of the Spanish world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals. final.
The 21-year-old Italian won the first set in 53 minutes and chained a winning streak of 46 to take a 5-2 lead in the second set. Broken while serving for the victory, he recovered a game later to win on his third match point.
“It was a fight, he was playing very well,” said the winner. “That’s what I play for, for the big matches. I know what a Masters 1000 final is. I hope I can show my best tennis tomorrow”.
De Minaur, who had eliminated the Russian world No.3 Daniil Medvedev the day before, did not have the slightest difficulty in dominating Davidovich (6-1, 6-3), leaving his opponent no chance thanks to a fearsome forehand.
Very well entered in this semi-final and precise on his service, De Minaur managed to take the face-off from his opponent twice in the first set, allowing him to conclude after 31 minutes of play (6-1).
The second set was much more disjointed, each player having all the difficulties to ensure his face-off. De Minaur won on his opponent’s serve, after having broken him five times in the 2nd set.
The three breaks from Davidovich, who could have benefited from a little more clumsiness from the Australian, did not change the face of a one-sided meeting, allowing De Minaur to win 6-3 and win in 1 h 18 min.
The 24-year-old Australian, who was playing in his first Masters 1000 semi-final, will try to win an eighth title on the ATP circuit, the most important of his career, against Sinner on Sunday.
Sinner and De Minaur, who are also doubles partners this week in Toronto, have faced each other four times in the past, with four wins for the Italian.
