Janik Siner is making great strides back into form after a three-month break, with just four matches on Roman clay being enough for him to reach a powerful level.
His quarterfinal performance today against the champion of the previous Masters in Madrid, Casper Ruud, speaks for itself - 6:0, 6:1, in just an hour and four minutes of play.
The Norwegian, a clay-court specialist, took 50 minutes to win the first game - the world number one was already leading 6:0, 2:0 before that.
Rudy managed to grab a piece of the match by the end, winning only one game, and Siner advanced to the semifinals, where he will face American Tommy Paul, who was better than Pole Hubert Hurkacz today (7:6, 6:4).
In the second semi-final, Carlos Alcaraz and another Italian, Lorenzo Musetti, meet.
There is no longer any doubt, Siner wants the trophy in Rome before Roland Garros and he is obviously already capable of doing it.
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