Jannik Sinner dominates Casper Ruud and flies to semifinals in Rome

He’s back and he’s stronger than ever: Jannik Sinner, world number 1, in the last quarterfinal of the Internazionali d’Italia on the clay of the Foro Italico in Rome, literally overwhelmed with the score of 6-0 6-1 the Norwegian Casper Ruud, who is not just anyone but is number 7 in the world and above all eleven days ago won always on clay the Madrid Masters 1000.

The first set is played to one goal, as one would say in soccer: 25 points to 7 in favor of Jannik! The second set is a little less unbalanced and Ruud even wins a game: 30 points to 15 in favor of Sinner. Total points: 55 to 22 in favor of the South Tyrolean from Sesto Pusteria, who lost 8 points on his own serve without conceding a single break ball and going only once to the advantage when he served for the first set.

The number of points lost was not as high as the number of points.

Numbers that need no further comment, and Ruud also had the strength to flash a big smile at his opponent at the final handshake, which came after only 64 minutes of play. In his first semifinal at the Foro Italico Jannik will meet U.S. Tommy Paul, world number 12, who beat Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, number 31, 7-6 6-3.