Sinner beats Bublik to reach Vienna Open semis

With a dominant straight-set victory over Alexander Bublik, Jannik Sinner advanced to the semi-finals of the Vienna Open.

Italian world number two Sinner was only able to defend his fourth title of the year with just one break in the second set.

For a place in the final, four-time Grand Slam champion Sinner will face Australia’s Alex de Minaur, who only managed to score five points on serve throughout the entire contest.

The 24-year-old has won 60 of his past 66 matches, falling short of Carlos Alcaraz’ position as the top-ranked men’s player in the US Open final.

Sinner, the world number 16, defeated the Kazakh at the Australian Open and Wimbledon champion on Friday, but the Kazakh was untouchable.

In all of his service games, Sinner consistently put pressure on Bublik and was successful in taking two of his eight break points.

De Minaur, who lost to Matteo Berrettini in the semi-finals, won 6-1 7-6 (7-4).

Only Alcaraz, the world’s number one on the ATP Tour in 2025, could match his 53rd victory of the season.

After Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor withdrew from their quarter-final match, German world number three Alexander Zverev is also through.

With that outcome, Zverev, who is second overall in Vienna, joins Alcaraz, Sinner, and Novak Djokovic as the top four players to advance to the ATP Finals in November.