International, Sinner exceeds Ruud 6-0 6-1 and reaches Musetti in the semifinal

Jannik Sinner makes an impression. He came back to Rome 104 days after the last game, he slipped off, as he threw his opponents down like pins, the rust, physical and mental, of the disqualification for doping and today, in the test on the card more demanding so far, he has trammared Casper Ruud to refine a coat in the first set in 27 minutes and closing 6-0 6-1 in 1 hour and 3 minutes. It is great Sinner, it is great Italy at the Foro Italico. Jasmine Paolini who opens the blue afternoon by landing in the final in the women’s singles, and now the number 1 in the world that reaches Lorenzo Musetti in the male semifinals. A company, this, never seen before in the Open era. To trace two Italians in the first four you have to scroll through the annals of the tournament until 1957, when Nicola Pietrangeli Batté Beppe Merlo in the final. But this, on the other hand, is an Italy that is rewriting the history of tennis. Tomorrow will be another day of passion in Rome. At 15.30 Musets against Alcaraz, in the evening (not before 20.30) Sinner against Paul.

on paper

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We said that the quarter match was, at least apparently, presented itself as not very simple for the fox. Ruud is comfortable on Earth. Twice finalist at Roland Garros, the 26 -year -old Norwegian N.7 ATP is the player of the circuit that won several games on the red since 2020 (128) and, in his career, boasts a 75% percentage of victories on this surface. Sinner, for its part, has always been less performing on these fields (71% of games won against 80% on the fast). But one thing must be said. The poor confidence on the red dates back to the “old” Sinner, that is, before the South Tyrolean was settled in command of the ranking and consolidated its domain. In fact, Jannik had landed at the Forum having played the last game on Earth on June 7, 2024, in the Roland Garros semifinal lost in the fifth set against Alcaraz. Let’s not forget, in fact, that starting from October Sinner has caught 25 consecutive victories conquering the 1000 of Shanghai, the ATP Finals, the Davis Cup, the Australian Open and resuming the thread to the international, after the three months of stop. Today’s test certifies that Sinner is number 1, regardless of the surfaces. The demonstration of superiority against Ruud echoes the treatment reserved in November on the Veloce di Torino, in the Finals semifinals, when the Italian granted just three games to the Norwegian.

the game

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Practically there was no game. The beginning, in particular, is disarming for Ruud. Sinner wins 14 points to 1 in the start and flies away, with a power and speed of unsustainable blows for the opponent. In the first set, only in the sixth game we go to the advantages: 6-0 for Jannik in 27 minutes. The statistics in response incredible: n.1 wins 83% of the points on Ruud’s first service and 88% on the second. A cannibal. After 47 minutes of play, on 6-0 2-0, Scandinavo manages to conquer the first game: arms raised, as if he had freed himself from an infernal yoke. But Sinner does not stop and unloads Ruud’s defenses. When they are not the utmost, here is the variant of the dampened. There is another break for 4-1, viaticum for a comfortable victory. Now he and Musetti dream of registering their name on the golden register of the tournament, 49 years old from the last company of Adriano Panatta.