Cincinnati Open: Sinner seals title clash with Tiafoe, defeats Zverev

Cincinnati, Aug 19: World number one tennis star Jannik Sinner marched into the final of the Cincinnati Open, defeating Alexander Zverev in a hard-fought semifinal on Sunday.

Despite some limping and the player favouring his hip, which has plagued him as of late, Sinner produced some stunning shots to beat the 2021 champion 7-6(9), 5-7, 7-6(4) in three hours and seven minutes.

"Sometimes you have to play a bit with the gut feeling. And I think this today was, my strength," Sinner said in his on-court interview as quoted by ATP.

"There were some up and downs, which can happen, especially when you play for more than three hours. It was a good match, I think for both of us. He served very, very well, so I can be very proud," he added.