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.
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“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).”
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“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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