Sinner storms into final with crushing win over Zverev, sets up title showdown with Auger-Aliassime.
Jannik Sinner routed a weary-looking Alexander Zverev 6-0, 6-1 in under an hour to secure his place in the Paris Masters final. The victory marked Sinner's fourth straight triumph over the German, and he leads their career head-to-head 5-4.
Sinner's performance was nothing short of dominant, as he took a commanding lead early on with five break points, converting two of them to build a 5-0 advantage after just 25 minutes. He served out the first set, winning an impressive 90 per cent of his first-serve points compared to Zverev's meager 47 per cent.
The second set saw Sinner break Zverev for a 2-1 lead before the German looked visibly drained and stood with his hands on his knees. Despite struggling physically, Zverev had shown incredible resilience by coming back from two match points down in his quarter-final victory over Daniil Medvedev just a day earlier.
Sinner acknowledged that Zverev was not at full capacity, saying, "When you drop the physicality like he did, you cannot find the full power on serve... He was struggling physically. He won an incredible match yesterday, two match points down… Making the final in Vienna, coming here and making the semis again, it's an incredible run, but we all hope that he gets better and fit for Turin."
Sinner will now face Felix Auger-Aliassime in Sunday's title showdown, with Sinner aiming to reclaim his world No 1 ranking. The victory marks Sinner's fifth title of the year and 23rd of his career, while Auger-Aliassime seeks his fourth of the season and ninth overall.
Jannik Sinner routed a weary-looking Alexander Zverev 6-0, 6-1 in under an hour to secure his place in the Paris Masters final. The victory marked Sinner's fourth straight triumph over the German, and he leads their career head-to-head 5-4.
Sinner's performance was nothing short of dominant, as he took a commanding lead early on with five break points, converting two of them to build a 5-0 advantage after just 25 minutes. He served out the first set, winning an impressive 90 per cent of his first-serve points compared to Zverev's meager 47 per cent.
The second set saw Sinner break Zverev for a 2-1 lead before the German looked visibly drained and stood with his hands on his knees. Despite struggling physically, Zverev had shown incredible resilience by coming back from two match points down in his quarter-final victory over Daniil Medvedev just a day earlier.
Sinner acknowledged that Zverev was not at full capacity, saying, "When you drop the physicality like he did, you cannot find the full power on serve... He was struggling physically. He won an incredible match yesterday, two match points down… Making the final in Vienna, coming here and making the semis again, it's an incredible run, but we all hope that he gets better and fit for Turin."
Sinner will now face Felix Auger-Aliassime in Sunday's title showdown, with Sinner aiming to reclaim his world No 1 ranking. The victory marks Sinner's fifth title of the year and 23rd of his career, while Auger-Aliassime seeks his fourth of the season and ninth overall.
Sinner just steamrolled Zverev like a boss 
! He's on 
mode right now, gonna take down Auger-Aliassime too 
Can't wait for Sunday's showdown 
Just watchin' this match and I'm thinkin', how does one lose that badly? 
I mean, Sinner was just maulin' Zverev out there! That guy was lookin' like he'd been runnin' a marathon, not playin' tennis 
. Can't take it away from Sinner though, he played some top-notch tennis and deserved that win 
what's up with Zverev? He was totally gassed out there... like he just ran a marathon or something! 
I feel bad for him, 'cause that last match was insane, two match points down! But hey, he's still an amazing player and I'm sure he'll bounce back stronger. Meanwhile, Sinner is on fire 
anyway sinners in the paris masters final is def gonna be a great match vs auger-aliassime hope he pulls off the win 4th title this yr would be sick 
JANNIK SINNERS IS ON FIRE RIGHT NOW!!! HE'S BEEN DOMINATING THE COURT AND SHOWCASING HIS AMAZING SKILLS! 
FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIMES GOT A TOUGH JOKE AHEAD OF HIM, BUT I THINK SINNER WILL TAKE IT BY STORM! 
THE WAY HE PLAYED ZVEREV WAS PURE PERFECTION!!! 6-0 AND 6-1 IN UNDER AN HOUR?! UNBELIEVABLE! 
LET'S GET READY FOR SINNER TO RECLAIM HIS WORLD NO 1 RANKING, BABY!!! 
and then just crashed here, can't even find the energy to fight back 
still, Sinner's dominance was insane, I mean 6-0 6-1 is crazy, no doubt about it 
. Dominant performance from Jannik Sinner, I'm loving it! He doesn't need all that drama to take down opponents, just pure skill 
i feel bad for him, he gave it his all but just couldn't recover. anyway sinner's on fire right now and it'll be interesting to see how he takes on auger-aliassime next week 
i mean i feel bad for him, he's been playing so tough in this tournament but sinner was just too much 
anyway, can't wait to see what sinner does against auger-aliassime on sunday 
. Can't wait to see what happens next! 
. i mean, 5-0 in the first set? that's insane. and the way he talked about zverev not being at full capacity after his tough quarter-final match... nice sportsmanship from sinner 
. Wonder what the secret is to staying fresh for these long matches 
I think Sinner's game is so underrated right now... He's like a fine wine getting better with time, you know? His mental toughness and ability to stay focused under pressure are insane! He takes it one point at a time, never gets rattled, and just wears down his opponents. It's not pretty at times, but the results speak for themselves. And yeah, I'm loving how he's got that killer instinct - once he starts taking breaks, it's game over. He's also super smart about reading his opponents' games, which gives him an edge. Auger-Aliassime is gonna have to bring his A-game if he wants to take down Sinner!