Paris Masters: Sinner downs Shelton in straight sets to reach semi-finals
Jannik Sinner beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 6-3 on Friday evening. His best match, by far, at the Rolex Paris Masters.
Sinner – Shelton, Rolex Paris Masters 2025 | © Chryslène Caillaud / PsNewz
Italian Jannik Sinner, the second seed, defeated American Ben Shelton, the No 5 seed, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of Paris Masters at the Paris La Défense Arena on Friday evening. It’s Sinner’s first semifinal ever at the French Masters 1000 and, by dar, his best match in the 2025 edition, marked by some physical issues.
Ahead of his victory, the Italian won against Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo (7-5, 6-1) and Belgian Zizou Bergs (6-4, 6-2), showing signs of exhaustion, if not injuries, during both of the matches.
The Australian Open and Wimbledo winner were dominant in each set, with early breaks. He only lost his serve once, to allow Shelton to come back from 1-3 to 2-3 in the second set.
Sinner, ranked No 2, will play the winner of the match between Russian Daniil Medvedev, the No 11 seed, and German Alexander Zverev, the No 3 seed, that will be played in the evening.
Shelton, ranked No 7, won against Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 12 seed (7-6 (6), 6-3) and Italian Flavio Cobolli (7-6 (4), 6-3) in the previous rounds of the Paris Masters tournament, to get his first participation to the ATP Finals in seven days.
Paris Masters 1000, other last eight results (La Défense Arena, hard, EUR 6.128.940, most recent results first):
- Daniil Medvedev vs. Alexander Zverev
- Alexander Bublik (13) beat Alex De Minaur (6): 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (9) beat Valentin Vacherot (WC): 6-2, 6-2
