Jannik Sinner in final in Rotterdam, and another record is on the way

Jannik Sinner in final in Rotterdam, and è another record coming

Jannik Sinner doesn’t stop anymore: in the second semifinal of the Rotterdam indoor ATP 500 he beat Dutch home favorite Tallon Griekspoor, world number 29, with a score of 6-2 6-4 in just over an hour and a quarter of play.

Sinner will face tomorrow Australian Alex De Minaur, who defeated Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-3 in the first semifinal. Jannik è already sure to overtake at world No. 3 from Monday, Feb. 26, Russian Daniil Medvedev, who will not play in Doha thus losing last year’s points

But if the 22-year-old from Alto Adige were to beat De Minaur tomorrow, as è has happened six times out of six previously, he would be No. 3 already as of Monday, 19, a quota never reached by an Italian, including women, since computer rankings have existed. Another historic milestone then for Sinner who is continuing to rewrite the history of Italian but also world tennis.

Two breaks in the first and fifth games decide the first set in favor of Sinner, who also saves two break points at 4-1 and then closes his service game at 5-2. Jannik saves four more break points in the second set, two in the fourth and two in the sixth game, then on 4-4 he makes the decisive break and then has no problem closing the match on the first match point.