14:56
Sinner – de Minaur: 1:1
Strong performance from the South Tyrolean, who takes the advantage with another sharp serve and then in the subsequent rally with the forehand plays so poisonously to the baseline that de Minaur can no longer return in a controlled manner. After three breakballs fended off, he equalized to 1:1.
2:55 p.m
Sinner – de Minaur: 0:1
Jannik Sinner, who hasn’t had a single break against him during the tournament, actually fends off all three break chances. Craziness! The world number two fends off the first of three break points with a sharp serve to the inside, which earns him the free point. He then needs the second serve, which Demon attacks a little too aggressively, causing an unforced error. Last but not least, an ace comes through the middle. debut.
14:52
Sinner – de Minaur: 0:1
Sinner serves sharply into the middle, de Minaur returns high into the T-field and the Italian hits the forehand cross wildly into the touchline. Wow! That’s now three break points for the Australian!
14:52
Sinner – de Minaur: 0:1
The level is incredibly high in the early stages and Alex de Minaur sets the first example as he not only defends everything in a really long rally, but also repeatedly finds poisonous angles himself. With a passed ball he finally overcomes the Sesto player who had moved to the net and then even got the second point in the following rally to make it 30-0 because Sinner returned a little too short into the net.
2:49 p.m
Sinner – de Minaur: 0:1
The world number two wants to force the early break a little too much and is too aggressive in trying to win points. He misses the baseline, which gives de Minaur the third ball, which now also sits. The first serve is too good and Sinner can’t get out of passivity. After the Australian chases him across the pitch twice, the defending champion can no longer get close. Despite a few wobbles, the first service game was successfully used.
2:48 p.m
Sinner – de Minaur: 0-0
With an ace drawn to the outside, de Minaur secures another ball, which is again fended off by Sinner. Demon needs the second serve, which he serves precisely to the outside, but not with enough force. The South Tyrolean can therefore apply pressure and force the mistake. Debut again.
2:47 p.m
Sinner – de Minaur: 0-0
The Australian, for his part, secures a game ball, which he then carelessly misses with a double fault. Debut again.
2:46 p.m
Sinner – de Minaur: 0-0
But the Australian resists strongly and first scores with a forehand cross winner before fending off the second breakball by not letting off the accelerator, sending Sinner into the mill and then scoring with a volley as he advances to the net. debut.
2:45 p.m
Sinner – de Minaur: 0-0
Demon delivers the first serve powerfully to the outside, whereupon the Sexten player can initially only return high and out of place. But the man from Down Under doesn’t apply enough pressure, which allows the local hero to take the initiative and force the mistake with a forehand cross. This gives the defending champion the first two break points.
2:44 p.m
Sinner – de Minaur: 0-0
The Australian has to get over the second serve, which Jannik Sinner immediately attacks with aggressive baseline strokes. It didn’t take long for Alex de Minaur’s mistake to hit back too far and miss the baseline. Because the first serve doesn’t come afterwards, the exact same thing happens again, which means the score is only 3:30 p.m.
2:42 p.m
Sinner – de Minaur: 0-0
Sinner wins the coin toss and chooses to return first. Demon opens the first semi-final with his own service game and serves the first ball sharply to the outside, which immediately gives him the free point to make it 15-0.
2:35 p.m
The players are there
Both athletes have arrived on the court and are now settling into their assigned benches. The coin toss will take place shortly and then there will be a few minutes to warm up before the game can start in a few minutes.
2:15 p.m
The place is already free
By the way, the first double semi-final has already taken place, so the place at the Palasport Olimpico is already free. Accordingly, the first individual semi-final between Jannik Sinner and Alex de Minaur can start at 2:30 p.m. We will report back to the live ticker as soon as both players have arrived.
2:09 p.m
The balance speaks for the local hero
A look at the balance sheet underlines the clear favorite role of the world number two from Italy, who has won all ten individual games against Alex de Minaur. Only in the very first meeting, which dates back to the quarter-finals of the Sofia Open 2020, did Jannik Sinner lose a set against the Australian in a 2-1 win. The Sesto native has currently won 20 consecutive sets against Demon, so the role of favorite is clearly taken this afternoon.
2:01 p.m
Jannik Sinner is an integral part of major finals
The situation is completely different for Jannik Sinner, who appeared in all four Grand Slam finals this year and also secured his third and fourth Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open 2025 and the Wimbledon Championships 2025. If you include the overall victory at last year’s ATP Finals, the man from Sexten was in the finals of each of the last six major tournaments on the ATP Tour, which he won in four out of six cases. In total, he won five individual titles with a record of 56 wins versus six defeats in 2025.
13:54
Groundbreaking victory for the man from Down Under?
Alex de Minaur, who was visibly disappointed after his defeat against Lorenzo Musetti in the second group game, finally ended his personal dry spell at the unofficial Tennis World Championship, where he lost all of his first five singles games. The victory over Taylor Fritz was only the 20th individual victory of his career against a reigning top 10 player – in the 80th game (60 defeats). The win rate of only 25 percent against the top stars of the ATP Tour underlines why Demon has not yet been able to win a major title.
13:47
Demon with a crazy finish
Alex de Minaur, on the other hand, ensured a crazy photo finish in the Jimmy Connors Group. The player from Australia, also known as Demon, initially lost his first two group games against Carlos Alcaraz (0:2) and Lorenzo Musetti (1:2), before a 2-0 win over Taylor Fritz was actually enough for him to move into the semi-finals in second place. Curious: If he had only won 7:6 and 6:4 against Taylor Fritz instead of 7:6 and 6:3, it wouldn’t have been enough. In the end it actually depended on a single game, because with 49 percent of games won (37:39), his rate was only slightly better than that of Taylor Fritz (48 percent; 36:39).
1:40 p.m
The defending champion with a long winning streak
Defending champion Jannik Sinner is currently unstoppable, especially on the indoor hard courts of the ATP Tour. The 24-year-old has won all of his last 29 individual games on the indoor hard court and left absolutely nothing wrong with three smooth 2-0 victories in the Björn Borg Group.
1:30 p.m
Welcome from Piedmont
Good day and welcome from the Palasport Olimpico in Turin. The first semifinal of the ATP Finals 2025 between Jannik Sinner and Alex de Minaur will take place here today at around 2:30 p.m.