Sinner faced former World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev, meeting him again after their quarterfinal clash at the Shanghai Masters this year. The Italian quickly found his rhythm, breaking Medvedev's serve early and taking the first set 6-0. Medvedev showed signs of recovery in the second set, but Sinner maintained his dominant form to close out the match with a 6-3 victory. Sinner will now face Serbian star Novak Djokovic in the semifinals on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After the match, Sinner expressed his excitement about competing in Saudi Arabia, saying, \"We are very happy to be here. Hopefully, we can promote tennis in this beautiful country. I and Novak, we know each other very well. We just played in Shanghai a few days ago. It's gonna be a very interesting match. But our main goal is to show good tennis.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the second match of the night, Alcaraz faced Denmark's Holger Rune. Both players held serve through the first eight games, with Alcaraz securing a crucial break in the ninth game to win the first set 6-4. Alcaraz then broke Rune's serve early in the second set and maintained control, winning the set 6-2 to seal the victory. Alcaraz will meet fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the semifinals, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After the match, Sinner expressed his excitement about competing in Saudi Arabia, saying, \"We are very happy to be here. Hopefully, we can promote tennis in this beautiful country. I and Novak, we know each other very well. We just played in Shanghai a few days ago. It's gonna be a very interesting match. But our main goal is to show good tennis.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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