Yannick Sinner defeated Alex De Minaur in a 6-3 6-4 straight sets win to reach his second Vienna Open final.
The Italian’s dominant victory moved him into his eighth final of the season, where he will face the winner of the second semi-final between Alexander Zverev and Lorenzo Musetti on Sunday.
Sinner’s blistering start secured a 4-0 lead in just 15 minutes, and the top seed was able to halt De Minaur’s brief comeback at the end of the first set with a sharp forehand in the final game.
De Minaur managed to make a bigger impression in the second set after the two players traded early breaks, but Sinner’s crucial break at 4-3 secured victory and extended his perfect record to 12-0 over the Australian.
Sinner’s win also marked his 50th against a top-10 opponent and extended his remarkable streak to 20 consecutive indoor victories.
Sinner won in straight sets
Rybakina withdraws from Pan Pacific Open after crucial victory
Elena Rybakina withdrew from the Pan Pacific Open on Saturday, citing a back problem a day after her quarter-final victory clinched the last remaining spot for the WTA Finals.
The 2022 Wimbledon champion was scheduled to face Linda Noskova in the semifinals of the tournament in Tokyo.
“I am very sorry that I cannot play today,” Rybakina said in a statement. “I have a back problem this week and I can’t play 100 percent.”
Rybakina beat Victoria Mboko 6-3 7-6 on Friday to book eighth place for next month’s lucrative WTA finals in Saudi Arabia.
At the WTA Finals, scheduled for November 1-8, Rybakina will be joined by first-place finishers Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Sviatek, Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova, Madison Keys, Jessica Pegula and Jasmine Paolini.
Gauff is the defending champion in Riyadh. The American defeated Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in last year’s final and won $4.8 million in prize money.
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