Jannik Sinner powers into Umag semis
Jannik Sinner beat Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Friday evening and will play qualifier Franco Agamenone in the next round
Italy’s Jannik Sinner reacts during his third round match against Russia’s Andrey Rublev || Panoramic
Italian Jannik Sinner, the second seed, advanced to the semi-finals of the Croatia Open by defeating Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4, 7-6 (5) at the ITC Stella Maris in Umag on Friday evening.
Sinner, ranked No 10, will face qualifier Franco Agamenone next.
He improves to 33-9 on the season, and 13-4 on clay. He reaches his first semi-final of 2022 with the triumph, which lasted two hours and 18 minutes.
Sinner only faced one break point in the contest, while earning nine break opportunities – but he was only able to convert two breaks.
The 20-year-old Italian won against Spaniard Jaume Munar (6-4, 6-4) ahead of his victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Carballes Baena, ranked No 86, beat Swiss Henri Laaksonen (6-4, 7-5) and Slovak Alex Molcan, the No 5 seed (3-6, 6-2, 6-3).
Umag ATP 250, other last eight matches (ITC Stella Maris, clay, EUR 597.900, most recent results first):
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Facundo Bagnis
- Giulio Zeppieri (Q) beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles: 7-5, 6-4
- Franco Agamenone beat Marco Cecchinato (Q): 6-2, 6-1
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