Nov 01, 2025
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In the quarterfinals between No. 2 and No. 7 in the ATP rankings, whoever wins will challenge one of Medvedev or Zverev.
The German who beat Medvedev will challenge the German - "I'm very happy with how I played,
by Daniele PezziniJannik Sinner easily defeats Ben Shelton in two sets (3-6, 3-6) in the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 in Paris and flies to the semifinals, where he will meet Alexander Zverev.What on paper would be the most complicated match so far of the tournament, went without too many problems for the blue, who only recorded a decline in the middle of the second set, when the American got eight points in a row, and then immediately recovered and dominated the last exchanges, while still focusing a lot on a sometimes unstoppable serve.Jannik's tournament therefore continues, after achieving 24 consecutive victories on indoor hard court, as his hunt for the top of the ATP ranking, which could materialize in case of eventual success after the early elimination of Alcaraz.
In his way will now be Zverev, who defeated Daniil Medvedev in three sets 6-2, 3-6, 6-7 in the last quarter-final scheduled.The German saved two match points in favor of the Russian at the end of a difficult game.
|1 ° placed |2 ° placed |3 ° placed ||
|B Shelton (AKSH) |3 |3 ||
|J. sinner (ita) |6 |6 |
Chronology of the match
3-6: Game, Set, Sinner Match!It took Blue an hour to beat Shelton to reach the first semifinal.Now he will wait for the winner of the match Medvedev-Zverev.
3-5: Another break from Sinner!The game ends with another double fault from the American, giving two break points to the blue player, who will now serve for the match.
3-4: A very timely response.This time, Siner made no mistake in serving, holding Shelton at zero and immediately returning to the track.
3-3: Eight points in a row for Shelton, who consolidates the break, still leaving Siner at zero and getting the game back on track.Now we need an immediate response from Janic.
2-3: Shelton strikes back!Papa's concentration drops drastically and he ends his innings with zero runs.
1-3: Break the Sin!While the Blue player manages to find the first effective response to Shelton's serve, the American finds himself in a difficult situation and often misses the target with his shots.The deciding point ends in the lane and now it's all downhill for Jannik.
1-2: Sinner pays him with the same coin, leaving Shelton at zero and still unchallenged on the offer.
1-1.A great response from Shelton who held Sinner to zero with a great return of serve to level the set.
0-1: Signer, who opens the set, wins his third straight game and finishes with his second ace of the day.
3-6: Define Sinner!Shelton, still very sloppy, makes a series of unforced errors, giving up three break points, in addition to the set point, to Jannik, who takes home the set in the second.
3-5: Another round of impeccable service for Sinner, who once again leaves Shelton to zero and is now just one game away from winning the first set.
3-4.Shelton recovered with a great return serve, serving two points but no break points for Snr and trying to extend the match.
2-4: Break the combination of vacuum.The offender will leave Shelton without taking the pleasure of the penalty 0-40.
2-3: Guilty break!Shelton keeps pace with Yannick as the exchanges begin, but he also avoids and gives two more break points to the Blues, who this time take the first straight away and can now be used for extra time.
2-2: Shelton won the game for a very long time at the beginning, and Janicz seemed to be suffering from physical problems at the end.But then blue retreats again and ends the game with four points.
2-1: Shelton loses his composure and gives away two break points with his second error of the match.However, blue destroyed him with two unbeaten errors and allowed his opponent to take advantage of the game.
1-1: Hota reacts in kind, takes the rounds easily and does not give up points to rule.
1-0: Shelton opened with a double fault, but quickly began to press hard with his serve and Cinner hit two aces as he held just the first 15 hits.
Sinner: "It was a tough match, but I'm very happy with my performance"
The sinner commented on the success as follows: "I'm very happy. Day.
So on qualifying: "Right now I'm not thinking about the position. It's all a result of how I'm playing. We're moving forward day by day. Every day there are very difficult challenges. Today was a very difficult challenge and I'm very happy to have done it. There's no doubt that reaching the semi-finals here in Paris means a lot. I've never been a great result, I've never been a great result, I've never been a great result. To be in this position that I'm in. Tomorrow will be another very important day and I don't havetime".
