Jannik Sinner suggests the advantage Alex de Minaur will have when they meet in the semifinals of the China Open

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Jannik Sinner booked his place in the semifinals of the China Open for the third straight year after beating Fabian Marozsan in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5.

The Hungarian was close to forcing a decisive third set against Sinner, but tallied a number of unforced errors to allow the Italian to finish the job in two.

In the final four, the world number two will go toe-to-toe with Alex de Minaur, against whom he boasts a dominant 10-0 head-to-head record.

After claiming his 40th victory of the year against Marozsan, Sinner suggested the Australian will have an advantage when they clash for the 11th time.

Jannik Sinner looks ahead to his semifinal with Alex de Minaur

“I feel like I started off very well in the first set,” said the 24-year-old in his on-court interview after besting the world number 57.

“We both played very well in the second set, had some break chances here at 4-3, but couldn’t use them.

“When he was serving for the set, he made a couple of unforced errors, which then helped me, of course, to come back and win in two.”

When asked if he thinks his next opponent, de Minaur, will try something different to finally snap his losing streak against him, Sinner responded: “Of course.

“You know, I feel like these conditions are quite unique. The court is quite slow at times, especially with the used balls so it’s gonna be very very difficult to get through and to get past him.

“He is one of the fastest players we have, but again, I know it’s a great challenge for me. He has improved a lot in the past few months.”

Jannik Sinner says he wants to end the season on a high

Sinner has enjoyed another great season on the ATP Tour, adding two more Grand Slam titles to his name, and now wants to finish on a high.

“Confidence is also very important in our game,” he explained. “So let’s see how I’m going to finish, but considering the amount of tournaments I’ve played and winning so many matches, it’s great for me, it’s great for our team, and we try to build on that.

“Today I was very aggressive from the back of the court, trying to go a bit more to the net, which worked very well.

“It was very difficult today because you know that we were playing very fast so difficult to change pace, but generally very happy about today’s performance and let’s see what’s coming, but again, great to be in the semis.”

As well as clinching two titles, Sinner has made four finals in 2025, losing to his rival, Carlos Alcaraz, in each of them.