Zverev sets up rematch with Sinner in Vienna final

For the first time since their January battle for the Australian Open title, Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner will compete in Sunday’s Vienna Open final.

After clinching the match with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Lorenzo Musetti in Saturday’s second semi-final, Zverev, who lost in Melbourne in straight sets, is eager to take on the world no. Two.

With a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Alex de Minaur, top seed Sinner had already advanced to his eighth ATP final of the year.

The 28-year-old German won against Musetti convincingly to earn his 300th victory on the court.

After breaking the Italian fourth seed in the 11th game of the second set, he effectively played the crucial points and avoided mistakes when serving out for the match.

Zverev has now advanced to only two finals after losing to Sinner at the Australian Open in April in Munich and Stuttgart on grass in June.

Sinner’s record contrasts starkly with Sinner’s, who became the first man since Novak Djokovic to reach eight finals in a row in 2015-16.

With the ATP 500 tournament’s fourth straight sets victory, Sinner extended his winning streak to 20 matches and extended it to 12 victories over third-seeded Australia’s De Minaur.

He was broken twice, once in each set, but he fought his way through what he termed a “physical” encounter.

The 2023 Vienna Open champion, who has won the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and China Open, expressed his satisfaction with how they handled the situation.

He broke me in the second, and I was still there. I made an effort to maintain mental strength, so I’m delighted with today’s performance and, undoubtedly, that I’m in another final.

Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca defeated unseeded Spanish player Jaume Munar 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 in the first ATP 500 final of his career at the Swiss Indoors in Basel.