Jannik Sinner stormed into a second straight Australian Open semifinal, the defending champ making quick work of home favorite Alex de Minaur, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.
The world No. 1 recovered well from the physical challenges that threatened to hamper his progress in the fourth round, needing just one hour and 48 minutes to dismiss the No. 8 seed on Rod Laver Arena, leaving Jim Courier to keep Sinner on court for an extended post-match interview.
“With talking, I’m not the best entertainer, so that’s a bit boring when I respond,” joked the 23-year-old, who improved to 10-0 against De Minaur on Wednesday night.
“I feel like today I was feeling everything. On days like this, when you break quite early in each set, it’s a little bit easier. He’s a very tough competitor, an amazing player.
“I know so many guys came for him tonight,” he added, saluting the Australian crowd, “but thank you so much for being so fair; it was an amazing atmosphere.”
