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05/01 15:24 CDT Sinner earns 350th career win to reach Madrid Open final
against Zverev
Sinner earns 350th career win to reach Madrid Open final against Zverev
MADRID (AP) --- Top-ranked Jannik Sinner extended his winning streak to 22
matches by beating Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-4 and reached his first Madrid Open final
on Friday.
Sinner will face No. 3 Alexander Zverev in a fifth consecutive Masters 1000
tournament after the German dominated unheralded Belgian Alexander Blockx 6-2,
7-5 in their semifinal.
Sinner's historic attempt to become the first man to win five consecutive
Masters 1000s is on the back of beating Zverev in recent semifinals in Paris,
Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo without dropping a set.
"I am looking forward to playing Jannik again and looking forward to a tough
match," Zverev said. "The better player will win on Sunday."
Zverev will be encouraged that he's in familiar territory; it's his fourth
final in Madrid, where he's won twice.
Sinner's 350th career victory makes him the first man born in the 2000s to
reach that milestone.
"I'm very happy about the general performance today. I'm trying to play the
best possible tennis. Today was a very good day in the office," Sinner said in
an on-court interview after not facing a break point in the semifinal.
Sinner also joined an elite list with Friday's win: He's the fourth and
youngest man to reach the final at all nine Masters 1000s after Roger Federer,
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
In the women's final, Mirra Andreeva will face Marta Kostyuk on Saturday.
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AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis
