Sinner sails past Zverev, into semis

German must defeat Felix to reach last 4

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Jannik Sinner reached the last four of the ATP Finals on Wednesday after beating Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-3 to qualify from the Bjorn Borg group with a match to spare.

World No.1 Sinner is bidding to retain his title at the prestigious end-of-season tournament and he cruised into the semifinals in front of a delighted crowd in Turin.

The 24-year-old was not at his best and struggled with a hand problem at the start of the match but still had more than enough to see off Zverev for the fifth straight time.

Zverev hasn't beaten Sinner since the 2023 US Open, being destroyed by the Italian in the semifinals of the recent Paris Masters, and again the German couldn't handle the fourtime Grand Slam champion.

Sinner was brutal on his serve, rattling in 12 aces, and once he took the first set with his third break point of game 10 he never looked back.

"If we watch the match today, there were one or two points, that's why I won the first set," Sinner told reporters.