Jannik Sinner In Rotterdam Semi-Finals As Injury-Plagued Milos Raonic Quits
Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner reached the Rotterdam semi-finals on Friday when injury-plagued Milos Raonic was forced to retire at 1-1 in the second set of their last-eight clash. Top seed Sinner took the first set 7-6 (7/4) before the big-hitting 33-year-old Canadian called it quits after two more games. Sinner goes on to face Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, who defeated Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland, 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) for a place in Sunday’s final. “Obviously this is not the way you want to win the match,” said Sinner. “I wish him a speedy recovery. I was actually playing and I was not realising that he was about to retire but he knows his body really well and he knows his limits so, for sure, it’s the right choice for him.” Sinner, 22, can take the world number three ranking if he wins the title on Sunday. If that happens, he would become the highest-ever ranked Italian man. Raonic saw two set points come and go in the opener on Friday before he retired as …