Seppi simply unbelievable: reaching the final in Sydney

Andreas Seppi also offered his very best tennis in the semi-finals of the ATP 250 tournament in Sydney and continued exactly where he had done the day before in the surprising Victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas had stopped: with powerful, well-considered punches and enormous nerve strength. This is how he decided the duel with the world number 19. from Argentina finally won 1:43(7) and 6:3 after 6 hour and 4 minutes.

Dramatic ending in the rain In his semi-final victory, the 34-year-old from Kalter was particularly impressive with his extreme coolness. He showed nerves of steel, especially in the second set: he was already 5:2 in the lead when Schwartzmann came up trumps again and got within 5:4. Then suddenly it started to rain heavily. When everyone was already expecting the game to be abandoned, Seppi went “all in”. On dangerously slippery surfaces and when the opponent was serving, he showed off his class and routine. With his fifth match point he finally brought the resurgent South American to their knees. Totally unnerved: Seppi's opponent, Diego Schwartzmann, who is 8 years younger. © AFP / PETER PARKS

Seppi had already skillfully gotten out of awkward situations several times before. After being broken on his first serve and trailing 0-2, he turned the tables and moved ahead to 5-3. This was followed by Schwarztmann's first comeback and his later 6:5 lead, but Seppi saved himself into the tiebreak and clearly won this nerve duel 7:3. The following second sentence is history. Reached the 49.000th final with $9 On Saturday from 9 a.m. Andreas Seppi will compete in the decisive duel for tournament victory for the ninth time in his career - for the first time since Halle 2015. So far, the Kalterer has won three finals on the big international stage, but the last one so far dates back to 2012.

By reaching the Sydney final, Seppi has already secured 150 ATP points and $49.200 in prize money. Now he will meet either the experienced Frenchman Gilles Simon (ATP 31) or the 19-year-old local hero Alex De Minaur (ATP 29), who will only determine the second finalist on Saturday. No matter how the last tournament game ends for the South Tyrolean, one thing is already certain: the difficult one Opening match of the Australian Open next week against Steve Johnson can come. Seppi's eight finals so far (3:5 wins): Gstaad 2007: Paul Henri Mathieu (ATP number 28) 7:6, 4:6, 5:7 Eastbourne 2011: Janko Tipsarevic (30) 7:6(5), 3:6, 5:3 abandonment Belgrade 2012: Benoit Paire (96) 6:3, 6:2 Eastbourne 2012: Andy Roddick (33) 3:6, 2:6 Metz 2012: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (7) 1:6, 2:6 Moscow 2012: Thomaz Bellucci (41) 3:6, 7:6(3), 6:3 Zagreb 2015: Guillermo Garcia Lopez (33) 6:7(4), 3:6 Hall 2015: Roger Federer (2) 6:7(1), 4:6

Football

Italy

International leagues

International

Winter sports

Tennis

Other sports

Motorsport

Cycling

Watersports

Events

Favorites

Seppi simply unbelievable: reaching the final in Sydney

For the first time in three and a half years, Andreas Seppi is in an ATP Tour final again. South Tyrol's best tennis player of all time landed the next outsider victory on Friday morning and defeated Diego Schwartzman, the fourth top 50 player in a row.

Suggestions

Comments (0)