Jannik Sinner beats Andrej Rublev 6-2 6-4 and qualifies for the semi-final of the Internazionali d’Italia. The success at the Foro Italico marks another record for the world no.1: it is the 32nd in a row at a Masters 1000 tournament, and thus surpasses Djokovic’s 31, equaled by Sinner just two days ago. On the other side of the net he will find the Russian Daniil Medvedev.
“I’m happy with the record, but I’m spending a lot both physically and mentally”
«I’m happy with the record and with still being in the semi-finals, every tournament I try to get further and further forward. Today I started well, he made some mistakes, rather low percentages of first balls for both of us. In the end the cards on the table got a little complicated, but that’s okay. I’m spending a lot both physically and mentally.” Jannik Sinner, on Sky Sport, summarized the quarter-final of the Internazionali won against Andrey Rublev in this way. «Now the important thing is to recover for tomorrow’s match which will be very difficult. The Italian movement is the most important thing and I am very happy for Darderi. He is doing an incredible thing and the more Italian we are, especially in Rome, the better.”
Two Italians in the semi-finals in Rome: it’s the seventh time
For the seventh time in the history of the Italian Internationals, two Italians reach the semi-finals, Luciano Darderi and Jannik Sinner. It already happened last year when in the quarterfinals Sinner overcame Ruud and Lorenzo Musetti got the better of Zverev. Before, however, it had happened in 1957 with the final between Nicola Pietrangeli and Beppe Merlo, in 1955 with the final between Fausto Gardini and Beppe Merlo, in 1933 with Giovannino Palmieri and Emanuele Sertorio and in 1932 with Giorgio De Stefani and Giovannino Palmieri. The absolute record, however, dates back to 1934 with 3 Italians out of 4 semi-finalists: Giovannino Palmieri, Giorgio De Stefani and Emanuele Sertorio.