Jannik Sinner lives up to expectations and reaches the final of the ATP 500 in ViennaThe South Tyrolean, number 2 in the world, has Alex De Minaur beaten once again, for the twelfth time in twelve direct confrontations, with the score of 6-3 6-4, in one hour and twenty-five minutes.
At the Wiener Stadthalle, Sinner confirmed his absolute supremacy on indoor hard courts, conquering the 31st final of his career, the eighth of 2025 and the second in Vienna after the triumph of 2023. On Sunday the challenge for the title against Alexander Zverev who beat the other Italian in the competition Lorenzo Musetti in the other semi-final thus letting slip a dream blue derby.
Sinner vs. De Minaur: No-nonsense dominance
The semi-final script was clear from the first exchanges. After a brief initial run-in, Sinner broke in the second game and raced to a 4-0 lead, displaying his usual power from the baseline and pinpoint accuracy. De Minaur bravely fought back, managing to break a serve, but the difference in strength between the two remained evident: 6-3 in the first set in 38 minutes.
In the second set, the Australian held on to a 2-2 tie, before Jannik revved up the pace again. He broke, then immediately counter-broke, then another decisive breakthrough in the eighth game, closing the score at 6-4. For the South Tyrolean, this is the twentieth consecutive success on indoor hard courts., a sign of a continuity that has no equal in the circuit today.
Un a small episode interrupted Sinner's usual glacial calm: in the seventh game of the first set, the Italian has received a warning from the chair umpire, Irishman Fergus Murphy, for an alleged delay in the resumption of play. Jannik didn't like it, and during the changeover, he explained in a firm tone that he had simply asked for more time to serve. “It's not like you said, you made a mistake,” he snapped at the umpire. The incident, however, remained confined to a few moments, with Sinner immediately returning to his focus on the match.
The words and the objective: Paris in the crosshairs
“I made a lot of small changes, but I'm satisfied with how I managed the match. Mentally I'm happy with the performance and to be in the final“,” Sinner declared with a smile after the match, “expectations are high, both from me and from the crowd. Now I hope to recover well for tomorrow.”
With this victory, Jannik climbs to 10.550 points in the ATP rankings, reducing the gap to 790 from Carlos Alcaraz (11.340). next goal is the Masters 1000 in Paris-Bercy, scheduled for October 28th: there the concrete possibility of regaining the top of the world will be played out. But first there is Vienna to reconquer..
Sinner in the final: time and where to watch it
The final of the ATP 500 in Vienna between Jannik Sinner e Alexander Zverev it will be played Sunday 26 October at 14:00 on Center Court of the Wiener StadthalleThe match will be broadcast exclusively on Sky Sport Uno and Sky Sport Tennis, and available for streaming on Now and Sky Go, the platforms reserved for subscribers.
