21:50
Sinner – Paul 1: 6, 6: 0
Paul fends off a breakball, then the first set goes to number one! Sinner lets the American run from left to right at 30:40, ends the intensive rally and thus also the set with a backhand longline against the direction of his opponent.
21:49
Sinner – Paul 1: 6, 5: 0
Now Paul has to avoid the bagel on his own surcharge, which he almost distributed in the first sentence! But Sinner returns aggressively and the American makes quick mistakes in the rallies. The Italian rapidly earned two break and set balls!
21:45
Sinner – Paul 1: 6, 5: 0
The number one in the world has now arrived in the match! Sinner serves strongly and at Paul there is currently hardly any return in the field. The man from South Tyrol quickly places 40: 0 and because the American gets too long out of the rally with the backhand, it is now 5: 0!
21:43
Sinner – Paul 1: 6, 4: 0
Sinner forces a further mistake through a forehand longline and thus earns a breakball. The Italian also turns this on the first attempt: Paul wants to score quickly with a 1-2 combination, but becomes a little too long with the forehand.
21:41
Sinner – Paul 1: 6, 3: 0
Paul supposedly brings his next serve game quickly. He keeps the rallies up to 40: 0, but then the error devil sneaks in and a further double error comes to 40:30. An unattainable backhand of the Italian follows and the American has to be debited.
21:37
Sinner – Paul 1: 6, 3: 0
The Italian makes the 3-0 perfect through detours. The forehand of the 23-year-old now hurts the American more and the serve is getting better and better. Paul no longer gets the return in the game ball in the opposing field.
21:35
Sinner – Paul 1: 6, 2-0
Paul reacts outstandingly to the lost service and is wide awake at the return. At 3:30 p.m., he almost easily revolves the backhand and puts its forehand inside-in in the corner. But Sinner shows his whole class and makes up both break balls through aces!
21:31
Sinner – Paul 1: 6, 2-0
Sinner gets the break – and how! The Italian is good in the rally and catches Paul along the line on the wrong foot with his backhand. The winner strikes and the stadium cheers!
21:30
Sinner – Paul 1: 6, 1: 0
Then the 27-year-old affords his first double mistake that evening, but Sinner cannot use his first break chance that evening because Paul moves him well and his backhand does not make it over the power edge.
21:29
Sinner – Paul 1: 6, 1: 0
At almost every point, Sinner is now balling the fist and the Italian audience slowly wakes up from the shock. But Paul stays with him, beats a great forehand Cross Winner at 3:30 p.m.
21:26
Sinner – Paul 1: 6, 1: 0
Sinner and his body language opens the second set after the first two points is strikingly positive. Thanks to his opponent’s slice, the Italian quickly secures three game balls for the lead. One point releases the number one in the world, then the American’s backline flies back to the side.
21:21
Sentence conclusion – first sentence
Surprising, but deserved, Tommy Paul wins the first set against Jannik Sinner with 6: 1! The American served really strongly and also worried the Italian with his aggressive return game. With the flat blows of the 27-year-old, Sinner does not even cope with that evening and made 12 unscathed mistakes in the first round. Can number one still turn the match?
21:20
Sinner – Paul 1: 6
Now Paul has the first sentence on his own racket, but Sinner has nothing to lose and dares to approach more difficult angles. However, because the American defends well, the Italian does not score this. At 40:15 Paul gets two set balls and turns the first: a backhand slice of the supposed outsider does not tick properly and Sinner cannot beat his backhand as intended.
21:16
Sinner – Paul 1: 5
Does number one prevent the bagel in the first sentence? A 0:15 Sinner turns into a 40:15, also because the first serve is slowly placed and Paul is challenged at the return. The man from South Tyrol transforms his first game ball via Smash in the T-field.
21:12
Sinner – Paul 0: 5
The American’s next service game is quickly told because Sinner’s mistakes do not get the right rallies. Paul only releases one point, then the Italian moves another backhand cross. 5: 0!
21:10
Sinner – Paul 0: 4
And shortly afterwards there is the next break chance for Paul! The American varies with a slice that Sinner with his backhand can no longer lift enough. The 27-year-old cannot be asked and Sinner impressively takes off his second service game with a class return winner!
21:08
Sinner – Paul 0: 3
Not much is going together at number one in the world today and the audience feels that Sinner needs support. At the age of 15, the Italian strikes the ball with the forehand – the ball had slipped over the baseline, Paul apologizes.
21:03
Sinner – Paul 0: 3
The American now has to confirm the break, but due to two light mistakes from the half field, it initially falls behind at 0:30. Early in the match, Paul has his nerves under control, then plays brave and turns the game to the game ball. Thanks to a return error, the 27-year-old increases to 3: 0.
21:00
Sinner – Paul 0: 2
But Paul gets his break! Again a gripping rallies are created on the backhand and this time Sinner is not well with the ball, puts it in the field limit.
20:59
Sinner – Paul 0: 1
Of all things, a double error at the stand of 30:30 offers Paul the early break chance! Although Sinner has to switch to the second surcharge, he secures the point: In the backhand cross duel, the 23-year-old is the first player to go to his opponent’s forehand and Paul hits the ball into the net.
20:57
Sinner – Paul 0: 1
Sinner almost only brings first attempts on his first service game of the evening, but Paul anticipates strongly and plays very aggressively from the return away. But as soon as the Italian attracts his quick forehand, the American can no longer get there on the defensive. 30 Both!
20:53
Sinner – Paul 0: 1
The American remains very patient and benefits from his opponent’s failures. Sinner puts a backhand cross in the mesh at the game ball.
20:51
Paul served!
Let’s go: The American starts with his service and the first rally has a lot to offer with almost 20 strokes. Ultimately, Paul gets a little too long with the forehand cross.
20:43
Carlos Alcaraz is waiting in the final
While the players will run in and start with the warm up, the first finalist has already been determined: Alcaraz prevailed against Musetti in two sets! This excludes a purely Italian final – if Sinner prevails, the two perhaps the best players may meet on the tour!
20:40
Tight matches in the past
The direct comparison is 3-1 to Jannik Sinner before this semi -finals, but Paul made life extremely difficult for the Italian in all matches. Most recently, the 23-year-old prevailed against the American on the way to winning the title: 7: 6, 7: 6, 6: 1 won the round of 16 of New York. Paul defeated the Italian in 2022 at Gras at the Eastbourne tournament – in which direction does today’s semi -finals tip over?
20:32
American is again in the Rome semi-finals
Although Sand is not Paul’s favorite covering, the 27-year-old presents himself more than solid in Europe: in Madrid, the American at least reached the round of 16, in Rome Paul moved into the round of the last four players as in the previous year. At that time he was defeated by Chilean Jarry, today he wants to make the final against Sinner perfect! On the way to the semi -finals, the man from the states cleared some good players with Bautista Agut, Machac, de Minaur and finally Hurkacz. His balance sheet improved Paul to 21-7.
20:21
Sinner with perfect match against Ruud
The Italian Sinner stacked deeply in front of his comeback in Rome, but increased in every match and defeated Ruud in the quarter -finals significantly Wed 6: 0, 6: 1. The Norwegian had recently brought in his first Masters title in Madrid, but was powerless against the world ranking list. Sinner was marched into the semi-finals without loss: Navone, de Jong and also clay court specialist Cerundolo defeated. Against the Argentinian, the returnee had to go to the tiebreak, at least in the first sentence. Sinner has also become the title favorite in Rome within a very short time!
20:02
Good evening and welcome!
Welcome to Rome’s second semi -finals! Returnee Jannik Sinner and the American Tommy Paul fight for a place in the final of the prestigious master tonight. Since the Campo Centrale is currently still occupied by a women’s double, the two still have to be patient until at least 8:45 p.m.