By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, June 4, 2025
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner shredded Alexander Bublik 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 to reach the Roland Garros semifinals with his 19th straight major match win.
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Electric expectation greets Jannik Sinner whenever he steps on a Grand Slam stage.
Today, Sinner struck with buzz-kill conviction defusing depleted buddy Alexander Bublik 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 to charge into his second straight Roland Garros semifinal.
A ruthless Sinner has not surrendered a set in five tournament victories. In fact, he’s won 26 consecutive sets in Grand Slam play—the last time Sinner dropped a set in a major was the second set of his 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Holger Rune in the Australian Open round of 16.
World No. 1 Sinner extended his major match winning streak to 19 and made history as the first Italian man to reach six Grand Slam semifinals.
“For sure I am trying to play every point,” Sinner told TNT’s Jon Wertheim afterward. “I try to be there mentally trying to understand what’s working well and what’s not working well.
“Today’s match was different from all others. There were ups and downs from my opponent. Conditions wise it started out cold then the sun came out then it was cold and windy again. Different conditions on court, but again I’m happy to be back in the semis.”
Continuing his quest for the Sinner Slam—holding all four Grand Slam championships simultaneously—the reigning US Open and Australian Open champion joins Italian Davis Cup teammate Lorenzo Musetti in the semifinals.
It’s the second time in history two Italian men will play semifinals of the same Grand Slam event, 65 years after Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando Sirola advanced to the 1960 Roland Garros semifinals as Pietrangeli went on to win the title. This Sinner and Musetti march comes 11 months after the 2024 Wimbledon where Musettin made the semifinals and Sinner contested the quarterfinals.
A ruthless Sinner is 46-2 since Cincinnati last summer, including a 17-1 record this season with his lone loss coming to Carlos Alcaraz in the Rome final last month.
On Friday, Sinner will face an Olympic gold-medal champion—either Grand Slam king Novak Djokovic or No. 3-seeded Alexander Zverev—for a trip to his first French Open final.
“I’m trying to be mentally ready trying to play with confidence,” Sinner said. “Anything can happen. In this sport things can change very very quickly. I’m just trying to stay there and trying to understand what’s working.”