Sinner lost to Bublik in Halle in June but has since put the 28-year-old to the sword. The World No. 2 dropped just three games en route to a fourth-round win at the US Open<\/a> in September and was close to his best once again on Friday evening in Vienna.<\/p>\n The 24-year-old suffocated the World No. 16 with his relentless striking and achieved a performance rating of 9.23, which combines In Attack, Conversion, Steal and Shot Quality to show overall performance level. Sinner recorded a 9.61 performance rating in his 58-minute first-round win against Daniel Altmaier<\/a>, which was his second-highest rating of the season. Sinner now leads Bublik 6-2 in the pair\u2019s Lexus ATP Head2Head series following his quarter-final win.<\/p>\n “It is a tough, a tough matchup. I am very happy,” Sinner said. “I tried to return as many balls as possible, I felt he was serving great today. I am happy I had some chances. Early in the first set I had some but I could not use them but I am happy I was able to stay there mentally. He is a very dangerous player but I tried to stay as solid as possible, so I am very happy.”<\/p>\n Sinner lifted the trophy in his previous appearance in Vienna in 2023 and is 15-4 at the event, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index. The 24-year-old has also won his past 19 indoor matches and will meet Alex de Minaur<\/a> in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n The Australian overcame Matteo Berrettini<\/a> 6-1, 7-6(4) to claim his 53rd win of the season. Only Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> has recorded more victories on Tour in 2025. De Minaur has also reached four ATP 500 semi-finals this year, tying Alcaraz for the most appearances at that stage. The 26-year-old captured the ATP 500 title in Washington.<\/p>\n De Minaur recovered from squandering a match point on serve at 5-4 against Berrettini, eventually prevailing in the second-set tie-break to improve to 2-3 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with the Italian.<\/p>\n De Minaur is seventh in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, 500 points ahead of ninth-placed Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a>, who retired from his quarter-final match in Basel on Friday. De Minaur is chasing his second appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a>.<\/p>\n One man who will be in Turin is Alexander Zverev<\/a>. The two-time year-end champion sealed his spot by reaching the semi-finals in Vienna. The German did not even step onto court on Friday, with Tallon Griekspoor<\/a> withdrawing ahead of the match due to a back injury.<\/p>\n Zverev is seeking his second title in Vienna, having won in 2021. The World No. 3 will play Lorenzo Musetti<\/a> in the last four. Musetti closed the day with a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Corentin Moutet<\/a>. Aiming for his maiden trip to the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a>, Musetti currently holds the final qualifying spot at eighth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, just 60 points behind seventh-placed Alex de Minaur<\/a>.<\/p>\n By defeating Moutet, Musetti captured a personal-best 41st win of the season. He will look to add to that count against Zverev, whom the Italian leads 3-1 in their Lexus ATP Head2Heaad series. 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