A more than reassuring performance after the illness against Rune, total domination for Jannik at the expense of the Tasmanian Devil: “I’m fine, when you’re young you recover quickly”.
It was a quarter-final against the home favourite, he transformed it into a first or at most second round match. One hour and 48 minutes were enough for Jannik Sinner to beat Alex de Minaur and get your ticket to the Melbourne semi-final. On Friday, as announced at the end of the match, he will take the field at 9.30 against Ben Sheltonexecutioner of his friend Lorenzo Sonego in the previous match. At 4.30, insteadthe first semi-final of the Australian Open is scheduled, which they will face Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev. This is the fifth semi-final for the world number 1 in the last seven Slams played. Two of which were then won.
Australian Open, total domination for Sinner over De Minaur
The match against the Tasmanian Devil was never in questionmoreover systematically beaten in all previous ones. With almost embarrassing streaks for the excellent Alex, who is also one of Jannik’s few “true” friends on the circuit: with the three remedied today, the number of sets lost to his Italian rival has become twenty-nil. Not even Nick Kyrgios’ campaigns, who two days ago had posted a Tweet in support of De Minaur focusing on the field factor, have served to reverse the trend. The match turned into a monologue and ended 6-3 6-2 6-1, with a sort of countdown towards the triumph of the red of San Candido. AND This time Kyrgios hasn’t posted anything (yet)..
In addition to Kyrgios, the Tasmanian Devil ultras were also silenced
Disassembled the ultras of De Minaur, “The Dundees”, who during the first set had tried to inflame the atmosphere inside the Rod Laver Arena. They had few opportunities to do so, after a few points from the Australian, then they gradually fell silent. Too much stronger Sinner than their favorite, a Sinner appeared at the top after the fears and tremors of two days earlier against Rune. So strong Jannik that perhaps Adriano Panatta will have changed the channel once again during the matchlooking for something more interesting and that would excite him: were they broadcasting curling somewhere?
Jannik reassures about his condition: “Today I felt fine”
Paradoxically, the match was more eventful usual post match sketch with Jim Courier: “Today I felt great, on days like these you get the break straight away and everything becomes easier. Alex is someone who always competes great, I know that many of you were here for him but you were very sporting, the atmosphere was extraordinary”, the words studied by Sinner. “We know each other well, we have played each other several times, we try to understand each other’s game and prepare as best as possible. If you drop, games like these can change quickly. I am very satisfied.”
-The curtain between Sinner and Courier: “I’m young, I’ll recover quickly”
So thanks to the staff who got him back on his feet: “Yesterday I had a very calm day, I dribbled for half an hour, 40 minutes with my coaches who obviously gave me a good rhythm. On the other hand, When you’re young you recover very quickly“. “He’s making fun of mehe stared at me when he said that,” Courier quipped. “Sorry”, Sinner replied. “Truly I had it with my team. If I had been at the top I would have played half an hour more yesterday with them, also doing a session in the gym. I have a very experienced staff, who understands every moment, perhaps better than me.”
The words on Djokovic, Alcaraz, Zverev and the semifinal with Shelton
Finally on the semi-finals: “Djokovic-Alcaraz I saw it alluntil the end, also because I knew I could sleep more this morning. It was an extraordinary match, it would have been a perfect semi-final or final. The best rivalry there is in tennis, especially in front of an extraordinary audience like this. Against Sasha it will be tough for Novakbut it’s difficult for me to answer, you make me feel like a journalist, I’m not exactly the best as an entertainer”, Sinner joked again. “My challenge against Shelton? Tough to play with himhe serves very well, he is left-footed, I hope to be able to respond as much as possible and stay focused, as happened today.”
