Jannik Sinner, the reigning US Open champion, defeated Lorenzo Musetti, the 10th seed, in straight sets to reach the semi-finals on Wednesday.
In the first all-Italian men’s quarter-final in Grand Slam history, Sinner defeated Musetti 6-1, 6-4, and 6-2.
Sinner, who is 16-0 against Italian players, said, “We have to take the friendship away for the game and everything is fine again.”
“It was a fantastic, very strong performance. I did a great job of starting the match.
He advances to the semi-finals of the Canadian Open with Felix Auger-Aliassime, a 25th seed from Canada.
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Every player who competes in the Grand Slam semis can claim to be playing the game at its best, Sinner continued.
Auger-Aliassime has won two of his previous meetings, but Sinner thrashed him last month in Cincinnati for just two games.
With his 86th victory, the 24-year-old Sinner also tied Nicola Pietrangeli for the most Grand Slam victories by an Italian man.
Sinner wants to become the first person to successfully defend the US Open title since Roger Federer won the final five of his previous five titles in 2008.
This year, he has won the Australian Open and Wimbledon, but Carlos Alcaraz lost in a five-set epic battle to reach the French Open final.
Sinner won the first set in 27 minutes as he seized control of the first five games against Musetti.
Before Musetti’s double fault at 4-all caused a single break chance for both players in the second set, which was much closer.
Sinner seized on a two-set lead before resuming play to begin the third set.
Musetti had four break points in the following game and two more when Sinner served with a score of 3-1, but he was unable to defend his rival.
Sinner broke again to earn a commanding victory at the majors, his 26th consecutive victory.
Source: Channels TV
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