Jannik Sinner breezes past Lorenzo Musetti with ease to seal place in the final four in Monte Carlo

Jannik Sinner is through to the semi-finals in Monte Carlo with a 6-2 6-2 win over compatriot Lorenzo Musetti in one hour and 15 minutes. In just their second meeting on the ATP tour, Sinner has made it 2-0 in their head-to-head record with a convincing win over the 21-year-old who stunned world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the last-16.

Ad Sinner, who this year has reached the semi-final stage at Indian Wells, Miami and now Monte Carlo, will play No. 6 seed Holger Rune as the Dane beat Daniil Medvedev in straight sets earlier in the day. ATP Monte CarloRune overcomes Medvedev in first meeting to reach Monte Carlo semi-finals2 HOURS AGO «It was not easy playing against him,» Sinner said after the match.

«I know his ability, especially on this surface, so I knew I'd have to step up and try to take my chances. For sure breaking him early gave me a lot of confidence and obviously I'm very happy about the performance. »Sometimes you see the score but it doesn't seem like that.

I felt great today on the court. I felt like I was hitting the ball in the right spots and in the right moments. I tried to stay aggressive which I've done and that's the positive thing.

«Obviously tomorrow is going to be a very tough challenge [against Holger Rune]. Two young players, both of us are very aggressive. We try to do our thing on the court and have a different kind of attitude.

»I'm happy that I have a chance again to play against him. It's going to hopefully be a very exciting match and lets see what is coming." Sinner got off to an excellent start against Musetti, breaking the 21-year-old's serve to love before quickly following up with a double break to lead 3-0 after just 14 minutes. Musetti got his first game after 29 minutes of action to