Jannik Sinner is through to the final of the Rotterdam Open, which is the first event he played after the Australian Open triumph.
Sinner is very familiar with the final of the Rotterdam Open because he actually played in it last year. That was a loss to Daniil Medvedev, but the Russian is not in Rotterdam this year, so Sinner will be favored tomorrow.
He's a far better player than he was at this time last year, and it's showing. This year was largely a painless cruise through the draw as he continues to cement his place as one of the best players in the world.
He's still unbeaten, so that tells you everything you need to know. His semifinal opponent at the ATP 500 event in Rotterdam was Tallon Griekspoor, a solid player and a native player with the crowd's backing.
It didn't matter much because the Italian was able to really handle the match about as well as he could have hoped. He really didn't have any issues, even though Griekspoor, at times, did play really well.
The Italian is just much better from the baseline than his opponent, and in Rotterdam, that really matters. The opening set was 6-2 for Sinner, as Griekspoor struggled to really keep the ball in play.
He opted to play very aggressively, but he missed far too much compared to Sinner, who had eight winners and only three unforced errors.
The second set was a bit close because Griekspoor held his serve until the final two games of the match, which Sinner won. Sinner patiently waited for his chance again, and once he got it, he used it.
That calmness is impressive because he didn't have it before. He was a very aggressive player who went all out, but he chose his spots, which was impressive. In the end, it was a 6-2, 6-4 win for Sinner, who moved on to the final.
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