Sinner storms into 8 final of the season in Vienna

World number two, Jannik Sinner, continued his impressive run of form on Saturday, defeating Australia’s Alex de Minaur in straight sets to reach the Vienna Open final his eighth final appearance of the 2025 season.

The Italian star cruised to a 6-3, 6-4 victory to extend his flawless head-to-head record against De Minaur to 12 wins in 12 meetings. He will now face either Alexander Zverev or Lorenzo Musetti in Sunday’s title match.

Sinner, 24, is seeking his fourth title of the year after triumphs at the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and Beijing Open earlier this month.

“I came here quite late to the tournament, tried to take every day in the best possible way and I’m happy to be in the final,” Sinner said after the match. “It was not easy to reach the final here, so I’m very happy. I was trying to serve very well, the first set was very physical, so I’m glad I won in two sets today.”

With this latest feat, Sinner becomes the first player since Novak Djokovic (2015–16) to reach eight finals in consecutive seasons.

Despite losing four finals this year all to Carlos Alcaraz, Sinner remains in close contention with the Spaniard for the year-end No. 1 ranking, with both players expected to compete at the Paris Masters next week.

After retiring due to cramps at the Shanghai Masters earlier this month, Sinner has bounced back impressively, reaching the Vienna final without dropping a set.

He dominated early in the semifinal, racing to a 4-0 lead before De Minaur fought back with a break. However, Sinner maintained control to seal the first set, and despite briefly surrendering a break in the second, he broke back immediately to claim his 20th consecutive indoor hard-court victory.