“I don’t want to talk too much about, you know, how I felt today,” Sinner told reporters after his victory. “I didn’t really feel good. I was struggling physically, but I don’t want to go into details, right? … I think it was a great match. I think that’s what we need to focus on, as well as some of the ups and downs.
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De Minaur had lost all nine previous meetings with Sinner, and this song remained the same. Sinner allowed just one break point, while feasting on six out of 10 chances. He hit nearly three times as many winners as de Minaur, 27-10, and won six out of 10 points when de Minaur managed a second serve. Even though he was still in play, the undersized and underpowered Australian simply had nowhere to hide.
-Afterwards, de Minaur praised Sinner and added: “After playing good tennis at home and winning so much, you feel like you’ve been slapped, to be honest, to end up like that. »
Sinner’s opponent in the semi-final will be Ben Shelton, the diametric opposite of de Minaur. The 22-year-old American is 6 feet 4 inches tall, strong and blessed with great power. Shelton has already beaten Sinner (Shanghai in 2023), even though the favorite has won his last three meetings. Along with a monstrous serve, Shelton possesses punishing groundstrokes and a creative attacking style that goes hand-in-hand with his confidence-inspiring history at Melbourne Park. He made his breakthrough on the professional circuit by reaching the quarter-finals two years ago.
