Or maybe Jannik Sinner just likes playing against Casper Ruud.Whatever it was, the top-ranked Sinner cranked up his level to near-perfection in a 6-0, 6-1 dismantling of Ruud in the Italian Open quarterfinals on Thursday — a day after Sinner was granted a private audience with the new tennis-playing pope just down the road at the Vatican.

Jannik Sinner stormed into the Rome Open semifinals, dropping just one game in a commanding performance against Casper Ruud.

It's like Jannik Sinner never took a break from tennis! World no. 1 will compete in his first Rome Masters semi-final following a dismantling 6-0, 6-1 victory over Casper Ruud!