Sinner sweeps Bublik, Vienna small forward takes on De Minaur – Tennis Now

By Richard Pagliaro Friday, October 24, 2025
Photo credit: Erste BankOpen Facebook

At the end of the second set, Alexander Bublik Remove a 135 mph missile from the middle only to see Jannik Sinner Smoothly hit the backhand winner into the bottom corner.

That exciting return had Bublik smiling at Sinner’s ridiculous strike.

Sinner turned some of the Kazakh’s best shots into laughs with his powerful responses, sweeping past friend Bublik 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Vienna semifinals and extend his eighth straight win at the Bank One Open.

The 2023 Vienna champion won his 19th straight indoor hard court victory.

No. 16 Bublik and Carlos Alcaraz were one of only two players to beat Sinner in a complete game this season, and he had a great game. Nowadays, good is not good enough when faced with a scathing sinner.

The top seed fired eight aces and won 40 of 45 first-serve points, including a near-perfect 28 of 30 first-serve points.

Wimbledon champion Sinner improved to 46-6 this season and is now two wins away from a fourth title in 2025.

The world’s second-ranked Sinner has a lifetime record of 11-0 against Australia Alex de Minaur Enter tomorrow’s semi-finals.

Third seed De Minaur hit four of 10 break points in today’s match to defeat the former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 7-6(4).

Washington, D.C. champion De Minaur advanced to the ATP semifinals for the 30th time, becoming the first man to score 40 hard-court wins on the ATP Tour this season.

Sinner 🤝 Vienna

This is the third semi-final to be held in the Austrian capital @janniksin He defeated Bublik in straight sets ⏩️#ErsteBankOpen pic.twitter.com/nKHPstzAUP

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 24, 2025

Second seed Alexander Zverev Defeated Talon Grikspur, who was struggling with a back injury, to reach the Vienna semifinals for the second time in his career.

Zverev, the 2021 Vienna champion, will face either fourth seed Lorenzo Musetti or world number 36 Corentin Mutai in tomorrow’s semi-finals.

To his credit, the big server Bublik saved five break points in the first two service games, including breaking serve three times to tie the score at 2-1.

In the seventh game, Sinner took action.

Sinner blocked a forehand volley crosscourt after hitting a forehand from the front. This wonderful game helped him break serve at 4-3.

After Sinner served, he scored consecutive points with the new ball, extending the lead to 5-3.

Bublik showed his versatility, unexpectedly hitting an underarm service winner and then hitting a traditional ace – his fifth of the set – to make it 4-5.

Underarm Service…ACE 😜

Thanks Bublik!@ErsteBankOpen pic.twitter.com/96Lv9AqmlI

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 24, 2025

Sinner hit a bouncing smash for a double set point and ended the 37th-minute opener when Bublik put the ball into the net with a forehand.

The top seed’s serve hit rate was as high as 64%. He hit 14 of 14 first-serve points in the first set and scored three hold points in the set.

Throughout the week, Sinner hit smaller balls, especially on the forehand, more often than he usually hits soft balls. Sinner used lobs and smashes in the second set before earning a break point with an inside-out forehand winner.

Sinner broke serve with a forehand, and the score was 3-2.

The lanky Italian will be pleased with his accurate serving this week. Sinner hit an ace to save the break at 4-2.

In the semifinals, Sinner hit his seventh and eighth aces in a row, finishing the game with 21 winners and 11 errors in 76 minutes.