Paris Masters 1000, Jannik Sinner disposes of Ben Shelton and flies to semifinals

Jannik Sinner, world No. 2, beat No. 7, Ben Shelton of the United States, with a double 6-3 victory in the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters 1000 on the indoor concrete of the Defense Arena.

The first break points, two consecutive, Shelton canceled at 1-1 in the first set. On 2-2 Sinner breaks serve from the U.S.: it is the break that steers the partial in favor of Jannik, who on 5-3 takes the serve away from the U.S. a second time and closes the partial on the second set point.

In the second set, the Sesto Pusteria outfielder goes ahead by a break in the fourth game, in the next game he gives it back by losing the serve even to zero, but from 3-3 he places the final stretch with the decisive break in the eighth game and closes the practice after an hour and 9 minutes of play.

Sinner dominated Shelton despite experiencing physical problems in the opening moments of the match. Ota in the semifinals, the 24-year-old South Tyrolean will face the winner of the match between Russia’s Daniil Medvedev and Germany’s Alexander Zverev.