Sinner's magical night: semi-finals and top 10!

It was a true test of character, a maturity test that Jannik Sinner had to pass on Friday. The opponent in the quarterfinals was the Norwegian Casper Ruud, who is having a very strong season and is in 8th position in the ATP rankings. The South Tyrolean was not very impressed by the Scandinavian, did his thing and won the match 7:5, 6:1.

A victory that is historic. On Monday Sinner will appear in the top 10 in the world! He overtakes both Dominic Thiem and Hubert Hurkacz in the rankings and is in position 9 in the virtual ranking. It's unbelievable what this young man is doing. And it gets even better: By reaching the semi-finals in Vienna, Sinner has also made up a place in the “Race”, i.e. the annual ranking, and is currently in 8th place. This means: The Pusterer would currently be taking part in the ATP finals in Turin . Semi-finals on Saturday afternoon But Sinner wouldn't be Sinner if he'd already had enough. The semi-finals are on Saturday (from around 15.30 p.m.), in which he will face Frances Tiafoe. The American had the upper hand against Diego Schwartzman in the afternoon. In any case, the world rankings and the statistics speak for Sinner: Tiafoe is in position 49 and has lost the two previous duels against the young star.

Also artistically strong: Jannik Sinner. © ANSA / CHRISTIAN BRUNA

What Sinner delivered on Friday evening was once again first class. Although he was tortured for a long time (because the previous matches had dragged on, his quarter-final only started shortly before 22 p.m.), he played equally well with his outstanding forehand. The result: With a quick break he hurried away to 3-1. A high-class match Afterwards, Sinner's first and only weak phase crept in, in which Ruud turned the result to 4:3 and thus turned it on its head with three games in a row. But Sinner kept his nerve, was there in the crucial moments and won the first set 7:5 in a high-class match.

The Sinner engine was now running at full speed. Unbeatable on your own serve, brutally effective on the opponent's service - means: two breaks and a 4-0 lead in the second set. While Ruud seemed desperate at times, Sinner played his match through to the end and with another break made the set 6-1 and thus closed the match.

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Sinner's magical night: semi-finals and top 10!

Jannik Sinner has long since run out of superlatives. And yet the young Sesto native continues to impress. Shortly before midnight, the 20-year-old made it to the semi-finals of the ATP 500 tournament in Vienna - and as of Monday will be one of the 10 best tennis players in the world.

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