Confident in the semi-finals: Sinner continues to shine

Had Sinner with his Opening game on Wednesday Obviously still struggling with some problems (7:6, 7:5 against Lukas Miedler), he has now fully arrived in the tournament: his sovereign Round of 16 victory on Thursday against Roberto Marcora (6:3, 6:4) he followed up with an equally uneventful triumph against the Italian Federico Gaio in the quarterfinals on Friday. In front of a good 500 spectators, the shooting star from Sexten (ATP 96) needed 75 minutes to bring the world number 153 to his knees 6:4, 6:4.

In the semi-finals on Saturday, Sinner will now face Frenchman Antoine Hoang, who is ranked 124th in the world. The match is scheduled for 14 p.m. The first semi-final will take place at 12 p.m. Here the Austrian Sebastian Ofner (ATP 173) goes into the game as the favorite against the Italian Luca Vanni (ATP 368).

Sinner concedes the first break of the tournament On Friday, Jannik Sinner started the first set furiously and was quickly ahead 4-1. As a result, the 18-year-old received the first break of the entire tournament and allowed the Italian to equalize to 4-4. After that, Sinner caught himself, got through his own serve and then even broke Gaio to zero, so that he was able to secure the set 6:4.

In the second set, both players delivered their serves, with Sinner initially being extremely strong in his own service. Only in the 9th game did the man from Sexten allow two break chances, but fended them off strongly. When the score was 5:4 from Sinner's point of view, the shooting star finally took the service from the Italian and converted his second match point to victory.

One thing is already certain: By reaching the semi-finals, Sinner has gained a few positions in the world rankings and will be in the top 90 next week. If he wins the tournament, he would even move into the top 80. ATP Sparkasse Challenger Val Gardena South Tyrol Main field Singles, quarterfinals Luca Vanni (ITA/ATP 371) - Peter Gojowczyk (GER/ATP 122/5) 6:0, 6:3 Sebastian Ofner (AUT/ATP 166/10) - Lorenzo Musetti (ITA/ATP 400/WC) 7:6(5), 6:2 Antoine Hoang (FRA/ATP 125/6) - Elliott Benchetrit (FRA/ATP 208/15) 6:2, 6:0 Jannik Sinner (ITA/Sexten/ATP 95/2) - Federico Gaio (ITA/ATP 154/8) 6:4, 6:4

Singles, semi-finals 12.00 p.m.: Luca Vanni (ITA/ATP 371) - Sebastian Ofner (AUT/ATP 166/10) 14.00 p.m.: Antoine Hoang (FRA/ATP 125/6) - Jannik Sinner (ITA/Sexten/ATP 95/2) Double semifinals Nikola Cacic (SRB)/Antonio Sancic (CRO) - Maximilian Neuchrist/Tristan-Samuel Weissborn (AUT) 7:6(5), 6:4 Sander Arends/David Pel (NED) - Jamie Cerretani/Maxime Cressy (USA) 6:4, 6:2

Doubles, final Nikola Cacic (SRB)/Antonio Sancic (CRO) - Sander Arends/David Pel (NED)

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Confident in the semi-finals: Sinner continues to shine

3 games, 3 wins, not yet given a set: Jannik Sinner impressively underlined his title ambitions at the ATP Challenger in Val Gardena (46.600 euros in prize money). On Friday afternoon, the young man from Sexten triumphed in the quarter-finals and is now just one step away from the final.

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