It’s a notably completely happy time for Italian tennis, particularly for Jannik Sinner. The Italian celebrated two necessary occasions in his profession on Tuesday. His first semifinal at Roland Garros, obtained due to his victory over Grigor Dimitrov, however above all his first place within the rating, due to Novak Djokovic’s withdrawal as a result of a knee downside.
Along with the one achieved by Jannik, who on Friday will face Carlos Alcaraz on Philippe Chatrier for a spot within the ultimate, there have been 23 different Italian semifinals within the Slams, of which 16, counting each the pre-Period-Open interval and the Period Open interval, happened on the Parisian clay.
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Sinner and Berrettini chase Pietrangeli
Jannik Sinner is formally the twenty ninth tennis participant to succeed in the primary place within the ATP rating, the primary within the historical past of Italian tennis. A sudden climb, after a gradual swing, with the explosion in the direction of the tip of 2023 and from that second he has by no means stopped.
Of the sixteen complete semifinals at Roland Garros, 10 are from the pre Open Period interval. Nicola Pietrangeli is the document holder with 4 semifinals in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1964.
The 2-time champion in Paris, if we bear in mind the opposite Slams, leads with 5. Pietrangeli who then on two of those events received the event, in 1959 and 1960 whereas dropping within the finals in 1961 and 1964.
In 1960 the Tunis native additionally completed within the prime 4 at Wimbledon. Behind him then comes Jannik Sinner, who’s the one one, together with Matteo Berrettini, to have collected three semifinals in three completely different majors.
Along with the Paris event, Jannik has additionally superior to the Australian Open, the place he triumphed this yr, and the London Open. Related path for the Roman, who, nevertheless, has by no means gone past the quarters in Paris.
Adriano Panatta alternatively, a specialist on clay has pushed into the highest 4 3 times at Roland Garros. His victory in 1976 was historic. At 2 follows Corrado Barazzutti, historic captain of the Davis Cup from 2001 to 2020.
