Jannik Sinner continued his dominant run at the US Open on Wednesday night, defeating tenth seed Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in the first all-Italian men's quarter-final in Grand Slam history. The world No 1 saved all seven break points he faced while converting five of six opportunities, wrapping up the match in exactly two hours under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Sinner stormed out of the blocks, taking the first five games and sealing the opening set in 27 minutes. The second set proved tighter, with Musetti holding serve until 4-4, when a double fault handed Sinner the decisive break. The top seed served out the set and carried that momentum into the third, breaking Musetti early and repelling six break points across his own service games to close out the victory.
The statistics underscored Sinner's superiority: he won 42 of 46 first-serve points (91%), struck 28 winners against 17 unforced errors, and never lost serve. Musetti, by contrast, managed 12 winners but 22 errors, undone by his failure to convert rare opportunities. Sinner has now dropped just 38 games in five matches, the second-fewest by a man to reach the US Open semi-finals since 2020, and extended his winning streak in hard-court Grand Slams to 26 matches—the third-longest in history behind Novak Djokovic and Ivan Lendl.
“Finding myself again in the semis of a Grand Slam, it’s a great achievement,” said Sinner, who is bidding to become the first man to successfully defend the US Open title since Roger Federer in 2008. “We try to prepare in the best possible way to be in this position. I really like playing best-of-five, I know my body a little bit better, so I’m very pleased to be here again.”
Musetti praised his compatriot's performance, saying, “I never played someone who put me on this kind of rush in the rally. He was always leading the rally. Of course, he’s better than me, and he showed.” The Italian added that the match provided a clear benchmark for his own improvement. Sinner, meanwhile, acknowledged the peculiar challenge of facing a friend from the same country, noting that they “take the friendship away for the match and then when we shake hands it’s everything fine.”
