The Minaur and Sinner played ten times against each other for this semi -final. And ten times with the same result: Sinner with the victory.
In the final, the current number 2 in the world will face the winner of the game between the American Learner Tien and the Russian Daniil Medvedev, which is played later in the day.
Sinner managed to win the tournament in China two years ago. Last year he went wrong after a lost final against Carlos Alcaraz.
Alcaraz deals with Fritz and wins Japan open for the first time
Alcaraz won the Japan open for the first time on Tuesday. In the final in Tokyo, the number 1 in the world in two sets was too strong for the American Taylor Fritz: 6-4 6-4.
The 22-year-old Spaniard used three of the nine breakpoints in the final.
Earlier this month, the six-time Grandslam winner lost to the 27-year-old Fritz during the Laver Cup. Fritz managed to win the Japan open in 2022.
