Semifinals! Sinner sets the highlight of his career

Jannik Sinner has reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament four times, but four times he was denied a place in the semi-finals. Now the knot is broken! Sinner defeated Russian surprise Roman Safiullin 6:4, 3:6, 6:2, 6:2 and is now in the semi-finals at Wimbledon.

Sinner was always a blatant outsider in his previous Grand Slam quarter-final appearances against Rafael Nadal (French Open), Stefanos Tsitsipas (Australian Open), Novak Djokovic (Wimbledon) and Carlos Alcaraz (US Open), but he was now up against the world number 92. Safiullin, who had never been in the main draw at Wimbledon before, was the clear favorite to take the green. And he did complete justice to this role.

The best snapshots of the game:

Sinner showed his best tennis right from the start, returning almost every serve from his opponent, repeatedly taking control vehemently and driving Safiullin crazy. He bagged the first set 6:4. Then the Sesto native slipped into an unexpected low. Suddenly he no longer hit the balls correctly and missed the simplest shots. The result? Safiullin came back into the game with a 6:3 in the second round.

Sinner hanger without consequences But Sinner was by no means nervous, on the contrary: he cleverly changed his game, now acted much further behind the baseline and gradually regained his confidence. Also because Safiullin made mistakes in the service in the crucial moments. Sinner paved the way to victory with a 6:2 in the third. His Russian counterpart was now knocked out, hung on the ropes like a wounded boxer and then quickly fell to the ground in the fourth set when Sinner went further with two breaks. After two hours and 17 minutes, his four-set victory was secured. “This means an awful lot to me.” Jannik Sinner Now the most important game of his career awaits Sinner. “This means an awful lot to me right now, I’m very happy. Now I'll try to get some rest. Maybe that will be my big day in the semi-finals,” said Sinner in the winner’s interview.

Now against Djokovic Because the young star knows that at his semi-final premiere on Friday he will need all the grains in his quiver. He will be up against the 23-time Grand Slam winner, the defending champion and second in the world rankings, Novak Djokovic. The Serb, who has won both previous duels against Sinner, eliminated Andrey Rublev (ATP 7) 6:4, 1:6, 6:4, 6:3 in the quarterfinals.

No matter how this longed-for semi-final game turns out, one thing is clear: Sinner has already achieved something historic. For yourself, for South Tyrol, for Italy's tennis sport.

Sinner's Grand Slam quarterfinals Year Tournament opponent ATP ranking Result 2023 Wimbledon Roman Safiullin 92 6:4, 3:6, 6:2, 6:2 2022 US Open Carlos Alcaraz 4 3:6, 7:6, 7:6, 5:7, 3:6 2022 Wimbledon Novak Djokovic 3 7:5, 6:2, 3:6, 2:6, 2:6 2022 Australian Open Stefanos Tsitsipas 4 3:6, 4:6, 2:6 2020 French Open Rafael Nadal 2 6:7, 4:6, 1:6

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Semifinals! Sinner sets the highlight of his career

Jannik Sinner has reached the peak of his career. The only 21-year-old South Tyrolean made it into the top four for the first time on Tuesday evening on the hallowed grass of Wimbledon, at the most important tennis tournament in the world.

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