Jannik Sinner has reached the semi-finals of the “Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters”, the third “1000” of the season, the first on “red”, with a total prize money of 6,309,095 euros, which is being held on the clay of the Country Club of Monte Carlo, in the Principality of Monaco. The Italian tennis player, number two in the world and seeded, defeated the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, number 7 in the international ranking and sixth favorite in the draw, with a score of 6-3 6-4 in the quarter-finals. A break per set allowed the Italian, who appeared at his best after the problems suffered yesterday, to firmly overcome his North American rival. On the other hand, Sinner never lost serve. In the semi-final, tomorrow, the Italian will challenge Alexander Zverev, number 3 in the world and on the scoreboard, who today won the third set against the Brazilian Joao Fonseca. It will be the thirteenth match between Sinner and the German: in the “previous” matches the South Tyrolean is ahead 8-4.
This is the third semi-final for the Italian in Monte Carlo, where he has never reached the final. At most he reached the semifinals two more times, in 2023 and 2024. Sinner is chasing his 27th singles title on the top circuit and above all the top of the world rankings. If Carlos Alcaraz were to lose against Bublik today, the Italian tennis player would return to number one in the ATP ranking.