World No 1 Jannik Sinner overpowered compatriot Lorenzo Musetti 6-1 6-4 6-2 to reach the US Open semi-finals in New York, completing the first all-Italian men’s Grand Slam quarter-final in straight sets. The defending champion needed roughly two hours, dictating from the baseline and handling the big points with authority.
Sinner took the opening set in 27 minutes after back-to-back early breaks, and he closed the second with a late surge before pulling away in the third. He saved all seven break points he faced and converted five of six, a statistical edge built on dominant first-serve numbers that kept Musetti at arm’s length throughout.
The result extends Sinner’s run of hard-court major wins and sends him into a fifth consecutive Grand Slam semi-final, underlining the form that brought titles in Melbourne and at Wimbledon earlier this season.
Awaiting him is Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime, who battled past Alex de Minaur 4-6 7-6(7) 7-5 7-6(4) in four hours and 10 minutes. The Canadian clawed back from the brink in a tight second-set tie-break, then edged the key moments late in sets three and four to reach his second US Open semi-final. De Minaur, the No 8 seed, remains winless in Grand Slam quarter-finals.
Recent form adds intrigue. While Auger-Aliassime owns the head-to-head edge, Sinner routed him 6-0 6-2 in Cincinnati last month, a reminder of the Italian’s current hard-court level. Their semi-final is scheduled for Friday at Flushing Meadows
