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Sensational Sinner on cruise control Italian world No. 1 sets up final clash with Zverev in Madrid

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WORLD NO. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-4 yes terday to set up a Madrid Open final against Alexander Zverev, who eased past Alexander Blockx 6-2, 7-5 in the second semifinal.

match, he’s one of the best play ers in the ߑ world at the moment. I am very happy I’ve played against him. It means a lot to me.” Zverev, the Madrid champion in 2018 and 2021, easily wrapped up the opening set before with standing a second-set fightback from Blockx to seal the win in one hour and 36 minutes. Blockx held firm early in the second set, but Zverev broke through at 6-5, converting his eighth break point of the set, ߑ helped by a fortunate net-cord bounce. The German then sealed vic tory with a commanding over head, ending a run of semifinal defeats to reach his first final of the season. “I’m very happy to be in a final. There were a lot of tough battles, especially at the start of the tournament,” said Zverev, who became the third man, after Federer and Nadal, to reach the Madrid final on four occasions. “I am looking forward to play ing Jannik again and looking for ward to a ߑ tough match. The bet ter player will win. “Tennis is very easy for him right now, the way he is playing. Maybe on Sunday I will make it a bit more difficult for him. “The last eight times I didn’t win much. “He is the best player in the world for sure, and I will try to give him a tough battle.” – Reuters Sooryavanshi was bowled by Jamieson for four while Yashasvi Jaiswal was caught and bowled by Starc for six. Parag, with five sixes in his 90, and Dhruv Jurel (42) turned the innings around before Starc struck twice more to reduce the hosts to 168-5. The Australian quick sent down 12 dot balls in his four overs and finished with 3-40. “Nice to get the cobwebs out,” said Starc who was playing his first game since featuring for Sydney Sixers against Perth Scorchers in Australia’s Big Bash League at the end of January. “Nice return… I mean I’ve been bowling for a period of weeks. Haven’t bowled at a batter until three nights ago. “In terms of ticking the boxes with the skills, I was in a position to do most of what I want to do.” South African slugger Donovan Ferreira then hit six sixes and scored 20 off Kuldeep Yadav’s 18th over, closing on 47 not out from just 14 balls. – AFP

The 24-year-old Sinner kept alive his bid for a record fifth successive ATP Masters 1000 title and claimed his 27th Masters 1000 victory, having lifted tro phies in Paris last year and at ߑ Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo in 2026. Sinner also became only the fourth player to reach the final of all nine ATP Masters 1000 tour naments – after Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal – and the youngest to achieve the feat. “Very happy about the general performance today,” Sinner said during his on-court interview. “I am trying to play the best possible tennis I can play, in this moment. Today was a very good day in the office.” Chasing his second clay-court title of the ߑ season, the Italian controlled the baseline exchanges and mixed in deft drop shots to hand Fils his first defeat on the surface this year. The Frenchman offered more resistance in the second set, varying his play to stay in touch, but Sinner

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secured the decisive break before closing out the match in 85 minutes. “I tried to play very

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aggressive. I felt very comfortable on return. In (the) second set, he started to serve better, so it became a bit difficult,” Sinner said. “But I knew it before the ag com (the) to serv a bit diff “But

Jannik Sinner celebrates after defeating Arthur Fils (not pictured) in the 2026 Madrid Open semifinal yesterday. – AFPPIC

Delhi end slump with record chase

along with 152 not out against Punjab Kings. Nitish Rana chipped in with 33 but the hosts fumbled the finish, holding back Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger. Impact sub Tushar Deshpande went for 16 runs in the penultimate over as Tristan Stubbs (18 not out) and Ashutosh Sharma (25 not out) steered Delhi over the line with five balls to spare. The Capitals moved to sixth in the table with four wins in nine games while Rajasthan missed out on a chance to go top. They remain fourth with 12 points from 10 games and trail Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad who are also on 10, on net run-rate. “My job is to get two points so my score and innings don’t really matter if we lose the game,” said Rajasthan captain Parag. Earlier, the experienced pair of Kyle Jamieson and Mitchell Starc hit Rajasthan hard as both openers fell cheaply. Teenage superstar Vaibhav

AN opening partnership of 110 from 57 balls by Pathum Nissanka and KL Rahul paved the way for Delhi Capitals to record their high est successful chase in the IPL, beating Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets. The Delhi openers laid the foundations for a turnaround win after three consecutive losses, as they chased down Rajasthan’s imposing 225-6 which was buoyed by Riyan Parag’s 90 from 50 balls. Delhi’s previous highest suc cessful run-chase was 210 against Lucknow Super Giants in 2025. “It matters to get the win,” said player of the match Rahul who top-scored with 75 from 40 balls. “Results haven’t gone our way but we had some honest conver sations. We needed to get sharper in certain areas. We got this win and are hoping to string together some more.” Sri Lankan Nissanka hit his maiden IPL half-century, scoring 62 off 33 balls. Rahul’s 75 was his third half-century of the season,

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