Sinner leads Italy to Davis Cup semifinals; Australia edges past USA
Defending champions Italy advanced to the Davis Cup semifinals on Thursday after defeating Argentina 2-1, with world No 1 Jannik Sinner winning the singles and doubles match.
Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner lifted his first trophy at the hard-court event and his second ATP Masters 1000 crown on Monday.
Sinner won this trophy after defeating Grigor Dimitrov, the 11th-seeded player from Bulgaria, 6-3, 6-1. The match lasted one hour and thirteen minutes.
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With this victory, the Italian tennis player became the highest-ranked Italian tennis player and achieved his career-best ATP singles ranking of No. 2.
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Sinner has won 13 ATP championships so far, including a Grand Slam match at the Australian Open in 2024. In addition, he has advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals, the French Open and US Open quarterfinals, and beyond.
After defeating No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev in the semifinals and top seed Carlos Alcarez in the quarterfinals, Sinner, a local youngster, had already generated excitement among the tennis community.
The 22-year-old has recently won the Rotterdam Open 2024 after defeating Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-4 in the championship match to record his 200th victory.
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