Overview

• Jannik Sinner defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-3 in about 75 minutes after seizing control early.
• Tsitsipas received on-court treatment for a back issue and lost serve six times in nine service games, according to ANSA.
• The victory books Sinner a semifinal against Novak Djokovic later today in Riyadh.
• Taylor Fritz beat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 to set up the other semifinal against Carlos Alcaraz.
• Alcaraz said exhibitions feel less mentally demanding than tour events and added he is playing despite not feeling fully recovered from an ankle problem.