Sinner serves the next top player

Just a day after his strong quarterfinal appearance against Karen Khachanov (ATP number 15) , has the world number 73. from Sexten defeated the next top 12 player, Roberto Bautista Agut (ATP 20). Sinner secured a place in the final with a score of 7:6 (7:5), 6:2. When the 18-year-old was driven to Hangar 6 in Tempelhof on Saturday afternoon, he already knew what to expect. “It will be a completely different game. I will have to move faster and play even more precise balls,” said Sinner in front of the impressive, albeit sparse, backdrop at the former airport site. After a stuttering start, Sinner comes up trumps However, he was also referring to exactly those playing characteristics that characterize Bautista Agut so much and that quickly became his undoing at the beginning of the match. Only when the score was 1:3 did the South Tyrolean adapt to his opponent's game, but then he went full speed. With precise punches and a very high speed, he took the edge off his opponent. First he equalized to 3:3, then he missed two set points when the score was 5:4, before he made it 7:5 in the tiebreak. In the second set, Sinner continued in the same vein and promptly took the service from Bautista Agut, which caused the Iberian to smash his playing equipment on the hard court surface at the break. Now the 18-year-old outsider could no longer be stopped. Even if everything didn't go smoothly, Bautista Agut could hardly do anything against Sinner's solid game and quick footwork. In the end he won the second round 6:2. “This will be a great highlight for me, no matter who I have to run against” Jannik Sinner about the final on Sunday “In the second set I tried to go at a high pace from the start and break it straight away, and I succeeded,” Sinner summed up after the game. At the same time, he already took a look at the final on Sunday: "I'm already looking forward to this game, it will be a real improvement and a great highlight for me, no matter who I have to play against." In the final against Thiem At the end of the show tournament in the south of Berlin, there is a reunion for Sinner: In the final on Sunday (16 p.m.) he will face Dominic Thiem, against whom he played just a few days ago in the first part of the “Bett1 Aces Tour”. At that time, the world number three from Austria had the upper hand. On Saturday, Thiem won the second semi-final against former German professional Tommy Haas 7:6 (7:4), 6:3.

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Sinner serves the next top player

At the 300.000 euro invitation tournament in Berlin-Tempelhof, Jannik Sinner knocked out another favorite from the competition. On Sunday it's all about winning the tournament!

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