Vienna Open: Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev meet in the final

The 28-year-old German claimed his 300th win on hard courts with an impressive performance against Musetti.

He played key points well and made no mistake when serving for the match after breaking the Italian fourth seed in the 11th game of the second set.

Since losing to Sinner at the Australian Open, Zverev has only reached the final twice, winning on clay in Munich in April and losing on grass in Stuttgart in June.

This is in stark contrast to Sinner’s record, where the world number two Italian player became the first player since Novak Djokovic in the 2015-16 season to appear in eight finals in consecutive seasons.

Sinner extended his winning streak on indoor hard courts to 20 matches and took his unbeaten record to 12 wins over Australian third seed De Minaur for his fourth straight set win at the ATP 500 tournament.

He was broken twice – once in each set – but fought his way through what he described as a “physical” encounter.

“I’m happy with the way I handled it,” said the 2023 Vienna Open champion, who is seeking his fourth title this season after winning the Australian Open, Wimbledon and China Open.

“I got broken in the second set and it broke me. I tried to stay mentally strong, so I’m very happy with today’s performance and obviously I’ve reached another final.”

Elsewhere, 19-year-old Brazilian Joao Fonseca reached the first ATP 500 final of his career with a 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 win over unseeded Spaniard Jaume Munar at the Swiss Indoor Championships in Basel.

He will face another Spaniard, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, in the final after the eighth-seeded Frenchman, Ugo Humbert, withdrew while trailing 7-6 (7-4) and 3-1 in the semi-finals.