Sinner beats Struff in three sets (6-2, 6-7, 7-6) and flies to the semifinals of the ATP Halle

Sinner wins in the tie-break and closes the match despite suffering against the German Struff.

The blue flies to the semifinals of the ATP 500 in Halle.

Immediate equalizer from Jannik who doesn’t want to give in to the German and takes the match to a tie-break.

The German wins the game and comes one step away from winning the match.

Sinner equalizes thanks to the serve.

Another game won by the German thanks to the serve.

Tie in the third set, Sinner still holds serve and goes 4-4.

Struff continues to dominate on serve and takes a 4-3 lead in the third set.

Jannik returns to parity in the third set by holding serve.

Another excellent serve from Struff who takes the lead again.

The blue holds serve and wins the fourth game of the third set.

Struff continues to play an excellent serve and wins the third game of the third set and begins to concretely put Sinner in difficulty.

Jannik responds with serve and wins the second game of the third set, despite the German’s good moment.

Struff holds serve and wins the first game of the third set.

The German wins the second set by winning 7-6 (6-1) in the tie-break. Sinner will have to play the third set to reach the semifinal.

Struff holds serve and takes the second set to a tie-break.

Sinner takes the lead again, just one game away from victory.

The German doesn’t give up and wins the tenth game of the second set, extending the match.

Another winning serve from Sinner which brings him one game away from winning the match.

Struff doesn’t give up and still holds serve, avoiding the blue’s break.

The blue is still ahead, holding serve and moving ahead in the score.

The German equalizes the score and takes the lead at 3-3 in the second set.

Sinner gets back ahead thanks to the serve and takes the lead 3-2 in the second set.

The German holds serve and also finds the ace to stay in the match in the second set.

Sinner comes back ahead in the second set by holding serve.

The German holds serve and equalizes the score in the second set.

Jannik starts the second set well by holding serve.

Easy victory for Jannik in the first set. The blue wins 6-2 in 30 minutes.

Jannik extends his serve and takes the first set to within one game.

First break for the blue who takes the lead at 4-2 and extends in the first set.

We play point to point, Sinner takes the lead again thanks to the serve.

Another serve held by the German who equalizes the games.

Another excellent first serve for Jannik who wins the third game using the serve and takes the lead again in the first set.

The German holds serve and leads 1-1 in the first set.

The world no.1 holds serve and wins the first game.

Sinner and Struff have already faced each other twice in their careers, both during this season. The first match took place in the round of 32 of Indian Wells, while the second took place in the round of 16 of the Monte Carlo tournament. On both occasions, Sinner prevailed in straight sets. This will be their third meeting on three different surfaces in 2024.

The match between Sinner and Struff will be broadcast live on Sky on the Sky Sport and Sky Sport Tennis channels, and will be available in streaming on the NOW and SkyGo platforms.

The match between Sinner and Struff, valid for the quarterfinals of the ATP Halle, will take place starting from 4.50pm.