World No. 1 Jannik Sinner stormed into the US Open semifinals by beating No. 10 Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in the first all-Italian matchup in a men's major quarterfinal. Sinner will face No. 25 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, who beat No. 8 Alex de Minaur 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5, 7-6 (4).
Sinner is into his fifth straight Grand Slam semifinal and with a win Friday, he would reach the finals of all four majors this year. Sinner has won 26 consecutive matches in majors on hard courts. That includes the past two Australian Open titles, along with his triumph in New York a year ago. “It was a great performance. Very solid, especially starting very, very well,” Sinner said.
He needed just two hours to finish off the match, fighting off all seven break points he faced. He has dropped just 38 games in his five matches, the second-fewest by a man to reach the US Open semifinals since 2020. Sinner, who has won 31 consecutive service games, won 42 of 46 first-serve points (91%).
Musetti was trying to reach his first US Open semifinal after getting that far at the French Open this year and Wimbledon in 2024. But he got off to a horrible start against his Davis Cup teammate, falling behind 5-0 and winning just nine total points to Sinner's 25 in the first set.
He started to get more chances against Sinner's serve as the match went on, but could never get a break that maybe could have swung things. “We have to take the friendship away for the match and obviously when we shake hands, it's everything's fine,” Sinner said.
In another quarterfinal, Felix Auger-Aliassime got past Alex de Minaur 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5, 7-6 (4) at the US Open across 4 hours, 10 minutes on Wednesday to reach his second Grand Slam semifinal and the second at Flushing Meadows. The No. 25-seeded Auger-Aliassime's only other trip to the final four at a major came in New York in 2021 at age 21.
“Four years ago. It feels like more,” said Auger-Aliassime, who advanced back then when Carlos Alcaraz stopped playing in the quarterfinals with an injured leg muscle. “It was a tough couple of years.” Auger-Aliassime, who is Canadian, will meet No. 1 Jannik Sinner on Friday for a berth in the championship match. No. 2 Alcaraz faces No. 7 Novak Djokovic in the other semifinal.
Anisimova upsets Swiatek
Amanda Anisimova upset Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-3 in the US Open quarterfinals Wednesday, less than two months after losing to the six-time Grand Slam champion in the Wimbledon final by 6-0, 6-0. The No. 8-seeded Anisimova reached her third major semifinal and her first at Flushing Meadows.
“To come back from Wimbledon like that is really special to me,” said Anisimova, a 24-year-old who was born in New Jersey and grew up in Florida. “I feel like I worked so hard to try and turn around from that. Today is really special.”
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