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Zverev sets Sinner final in Vienna after earning Musetti revenge

By gaining one measure of revenge Saturday at the Erste Bank Open, Alexander Zverev set up a chance for another in the Vienna final.

In a battle of Top 10 players in the PIF ATP Rankings, Zverev beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 7-5, improving to 2-3 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head and flipping the result from their Vienna quarter-final meeting last year. Seeking his second trophy at the ATP 500 (2021), the German will next face Jannik Sinner in a rematch of this year's Australian Open title match, won by Sinner in straight sets.

After entering Vienna with a shoulder issue and winning a third-set tie-break against Jacob Fearnley in the opening round, Zverev has not lost another set this week in Vienna.

"I found a little bit of confidence in my body and myself a little bit," the German said. "I felt like today was a good match. Happy with the win and happy to be in the final playing against Jannik now."

Zverev leads Sinner 4-3 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head. The rivals have not met since their Australian Open final.

"I feel like that's mostly my fault because he's been pretty much in every single final possible," Zverev said with a laugh. "I haven't. It's going to be a great challenge. I'm looking forward to it, playing one of the two best players in the world, seeing where my level really is."

3⃣0⃣0⃣ hard court wins and counting 🙌

In the battle of former champions in Vienna, @AlexZverev prevails over Musetti 6-4 7-5!@ErsteBankOpen | #ErsteBankOpen pic.twitter.com/zmEMvzWzea

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Zverev's semi-final victory was his 300th hard-court win at tour-level, making him just the eighth active player to reach that milestone. His record on the surface now stands at 300-134.

The second seed reached his second Vienna final with a crisp performance, firing nine aces and winning 83 per cent of his first-serve points, according to Infosys ATP Stats. He did not face a break point.

Musetti missed out on a chance to further cement his position in eighth place in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin. He leads Felix Auger-Aliassime by 420 points for the final qualifying spot for the Nitto ATP Finals.