Jannik Sinner advanced to the semifinals in Rotterdam on Friday after injury-plagued Milos Raonic was forced to withdraw in the second set of their match at 1-1.
After two more games, the big-hitting 33-year-old Canadian retired, having won the opening set 7-6 (7/4). To advance to Sunday’s final, Sinner will play Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, who upset Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori.
Sinner expressed his remarks about Raonic’s retirement and said: “Obviously, this is not the way you want to win the match. I wish him a speedy recovery. I was playing and I was not realising that he was about to retire but he knows his body well and he knows his limits so, for sure, it’s the right choice for him.”
Sinner in Rotterdam, ranking, and results in 2024
Now ranked no.4 (career-high), Sinner has managed to achieve a 10-0 match record in 2024. Jannik is now having a run in Rotterdam where he managed to beat the world no.66 Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-3 6-3, the world no.70 Gael Monfils 6-3 3-6 6-3 and the world no.309 Milos Raonic 7-64 1-1 ret..
Jannik Sinner will face the world no.29 Tallon Griekspoor in the semifinal on Saturday at 7:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. Their actual record is 2-0 for Sinner.
The Italian conquered 1 title in 2024 at the Australian Open.
Jannik won 12 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 6 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner is scheduled to compete next in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 4th of March.
Milos Raonic in 2024
Ranked no.309, the Canadian played his last match on the 16th of February when he had to retire when playing against world no.4 Jannik Sinner in the quarter and the scoreline was 7-6(4) 1-1 .
Presently, during this year Raonic has achieved a 2-2 record.
He is also scheduled to play in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) on the 4th of March and Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) on the 6th of March.
Jannik Sinner and Milos Raonic faced off just on 1 occasion. The head to head is 1-0 for Sinner. When they played, Jannik Sinner won 7-6(4) 1-1 ret. in the quarter in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO Open) on the 16th of February 2024.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.