Jannik Sinner is in the final in Beijing. © ANSA / ANDRES MARTINEZ CASARES

Dream finale ahoy: Sinner is chasing his next title!

Jannik Sinner is in the final of the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing! The South Tyrolean tennis star won his semi-final on Tuesday after a tough fight. Now a real dream duel is about to take place in China's metropolis.

01 October 2024

From: det

How often has it been said or written that Jannik Sinner had a dream year this year? Countless times, but: The Sextner simply leaves you no other choice. On Tuesday, the world number one from the Dolomites region moved into the final of the ATP 6 tournament in Beijing with a 3:7, 6:3 (96) win over Yunchaokete Bu (ATP 500). The Pustertal superstar can play there on Wednesday (11 a.m./SportNewslive ticker) in the dream duel against Carlos Alcaraz, he will continue to improve on his impressive numbers in 2024.

You have to let that sink in: Sinner is competing in his 13th tournament this season in Beijing, he has reached the final seven times and the semi-finals three more times. South Tyrol's exceptional athlete has a 100 percent rate of reaching the finals: he has won all six finals so far this year, including the Australian Open and the US Open.

Proved to be a worthy semi-final opponent: Yunchaokete Bu. © ANSA / ANDRES MARTINEZ CASARES

On Tuesday, the South Tyrolean celebrated his 15th consecutive victory against Yunchaokete Bu. The last time the currently best tennis player in the world suffered a defeat was on August 11th in the quarter-finals in Montreal. And this despite the fact that Sinner is currently out of action due to the Doping scandal puts him to a tough mental test.

dream final against Carlos Alcaraz

Now a very tough challenge awaits: In the final in Beijing, the South Tyrolean will face none other than Carlos Alcaraz (ATP 3), who was able to eliminate Daniil Medvedev (ATP 5) in two sets in the semifinals.

Reached his seventh final of the season on Tuesday: Jannik Sinner. © ANSA / ANDRES MARTINEZ CASARES

Sinner and Alcaraz are considered the stars who will shape tennis in the coming years. Seeing them in a final is a very special treat. So far, the two Grand Slam winners have only faced each other in the final once, in Umag in 2022. Back then, the winner was Jannik Sinner.

A tough semi-final fight

The South Tyrolean won the semi-final on Tuesday against surprise man Yunchaokete Bu (ATP 96). At first glance, the result (6:3, 7:6) suggests a fairly confident victory, but it was not quite that easy for Sinner. The two tennis stars were on the court for more than two hours, with the agile, self-sacrificing Chinese player making life difficult for the South Tyrolean.

Because Sinner was unusually prone to making mistakes on Tuesday (almost 40 unforced errors), the two-time Grand Slam winner had to fight hard for a place in the final. In the end, however, Sinner's class was too great - especially in the tiebreak of the second set, in which the South Tyrolean only conceded three points to his opponent.