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"It means a lot to me. It's a very different
moment, what I'm going through, so I'm very happy about this
result," Sinner said in an on-court interview.
"The physical aspect, of course, I have to improve, because if I
want to win Grand Slams or a bigger title, I have to be, for
sure, more in shape.
"But I just tried to stay there mentally, which I'm very proud
(of), and let's see what's coming tomorrow."
Zverev was three points away from serving out the opener but
Sinner broke to level at 5-5 before they headed to a
rain-interrupted tiebreak where the Italian secured the frame on
his third set point with a backhand volley.
The players exchanged early breaks in the second set but German
world number four Zverev held to love to go 6-5 up and then
leveled the match in the next game when Sinner sent a forehand
smash into the net.
Neither player faced a break point in a tightly contested
decider that required a tiebreak where Sinner took control,
dropping just one point on his serve and sealing the match when
Zverev sent a backhand long.
In the other semi-final, unseeded Tiafoe beat Danish 15th seed
Holger Rune 4-6 6-1 7-6(4) to reach the biggest final of his
career.
Rune got the only break of the first set to go 5-4 up and then
served out the frame before Tiafoe stormed through the second
stanza in 25 minutes to force a decider.
The Dane raced out to a 5-2 lead but Tiafoe then followed a
routine service hold with a break to love and then saved two
match points on his serve to get to 5-5.
The players went on to a tiebreak that ended when Rune sent a
shot long.
With the win, Tiafoe becomes the first American to reach the
final since John Isner in 2013.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Stephen
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