Alex de Minaur has reached the Final of a Masters 1000 event after beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday, August 12 in the Canadian Open 2023 semifinals. The Australian will now face Italy’s Jannik Sinner, who also entered the Final off the back of a straight-set win over American Tommy Paul.
“I just told myself that no matter what, I was going to compete every point,” de Minaur said.
“Stay positive and not get frustrated by how the match may go, and I’m just going to give myself the best chance of staying tough mentally. And I think that’s probably what got me the win today.”
On Friday, de Minaur upset second-seeded Daniil Medvedev. De Minaur won in March in Acapulco for his seventh ATP Tour title — beating Paul in the final.
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De Minaur will face seventh-seeded Sinner, who gained a 6-4, 6-4 win over 12th-seeded Tommy Paul.
Sinner outlasted Paul in a slugfest that was a showcase of power from both sides and at one point saw the duo engage in a 46-shot rally that marked the longest of the week in Toronto.
“It was a fight obviously,” said Sinner, who saved eight of 11 break points in the win. “He was playing great as I do and at the end, you know match point, when I got there I was praying please. But thank God I won in two (sets).”
“I’m happy about how I reacted to every situation on the court,” Sinner said. “He played great. He’s a very nice guy. I’m happy to be again in the final and hopefully I can show some good tennis tomorrow.”
Sinner also has seven tour titles, winning in February at Montpellier.
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