Champion Sinner thrashed big-serving Kazakh Alexander Bublik 6-1 6-1 6-1 while 10th-seed Musetti cruised past Spaniard Jaume Munar 6-3 6-0 6-1.”Italian tennis is in great shape and Lorenzo is one of the best,” said Sinner.”From the Italian point of view, it’s wonderful to know there will be an Italian in the semi-finals”.The retraction of Court Philippe Chatrier’s roof after a cold, rainy morning signalled the opening of the floodgates as Sinner raced into a 5-0 lead before Bublik got on the board and immediately threatened to break the top seed.
Sinner snuffed out his challenge to win the first set with ease but the 23-year-old ran into trouble in the next set when Bublik pulled out trademark drop shots from his bag of tricks and worked his opponent harder to stay level after 10 games.
“We’ve played each other a couple of times already, so we already knew what to expect a little bit. But, in other aspects, you never know how he is going to play,” Sinner added.
