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Janic Sinner Move one step closer to regaining world number one ranking with win ben shelton In paris masters quarter finals.
carlos alcarazshock of Early loss to Cameron Nouri That means Sinner can overtake them by winning the tournament, and the Italian is a clear favorite despite not being the freshest physically.
Sinner again looked tough at the start of the match against Shelton, but he has now beaten the American seven times in a row and was rarely troubled in a 6-3 6-3 victory.
“I’m very happy,” Sinner told Sky Sports. “It was a very difficult match.
“You knew this before the match against Ben, sometimes you couldn’t control much because of his incredible serve, but today I felt I came back very well. Even from the back of the court I played very solid and very aggressive.”
Sinner had a small upset midway through the second set when she dropped serve and made an animated gesture towards her team, but they quickly regained their lead and won after only 69 minutes.
He said of the possibility of a change to Alcaraz: “At the moment I’m not thinking about the ranking. It’s a result of how I’m playing.”
“We take it day by day. Every day you face very difficult challenges. Making the semi-finals here in Paris means a lot. It’s been a very long season with some great, great results and I never take these results for granted.”
This is Sinner’s first time in the semi-finals in the French capital, while it will be his first appearance in the last four at the Masters level alexander bublik,
The 13th seed was emotional after his 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5 win over Alex de Minaur in his next clash Happy Auger-TogetherWho ended the run of Shanghai Masters champion Valentin Vacherot with a 6-2 6-2 victory.
Sinner’s final four opponents will be the defending champions. alexander zverevWho saved two match points in a tough 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory. Daniil MedvedevEnded a five-match losing streak against the Russians.