Overview
- The defending champion beat Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-2 to reach Sunday’s title match and moved to 13-0 in their head-to-head.
- Sinner has not dropped serve or a set all week and returns to the championship match for the third consecutive year.
- The victory extends his notable indoor hard-court winning run as he continues an imperious late-season surge.
- His opponent will be decided in the late semifinal between Carlos Alcaraz and Felix Auger-Aliassime, with Alcaraz having already clinched the year-end No. 1 after a 3-0 group stage.
- Auger-Aliassime arrives with strong indoor credentials, owning seven of his eight titles on the surface and recent results of a Brussels title and Paris runner-up.