Citi Open: Jannik Sinner vs. Jenson Brooksby 8/7/21 Tennis Prediction

Fifth seeded Italian Jannik Sinner will face unseeded Jenson Brooksby of the United States in the Semi-Finals of the 2021 Citi Open. The match is scheduled to be played on Saturday August 7th, 2021 at 4:00pm EST.

An intriguing match awaits us here in the Semi-Finals of the Citi Open as impressive youngsters Jannik Sinner and Jenson Brooksby do battle. Sinner is a very established player at the top of the rankings while Brooksby is now making his mark on the world scene. Can the young American cause yet another big upset here at home? Or will the Italian sensation win as expected and advance to yet another ATP Final in his short career?

Jannik Sinner is the world number 24 and has been outstanding over the past few seasons, now being considered as a world beater and future top 10 player at the tender age of 19. His most impressive trait is his maturity and composure under pressure, which only accentuates his huge power game from the baseline. Sinner is yet to drop a set here at the Citi Open, and cruised past the veteran American Steve Johnson in the Quarter-Finals. He is the highest ranked player left in the draw and is considered the big favorite to lift the trophy from this point. The Italian enters this match against Jenson Brooksby as the huge favorite and it would be a big shock if he was to lose here to the young and inexperienced American.

Jenson Brooksby is a Wild Card entrant here at the Citi Open and is ranked 130 in the world. The young American has been turning heads with his impressive play so far this year, seemingly coming out of nowhere and producing a string of brilliant results such as winning three Challenger titles and reaching an ATP Final in Newport. He has continued that here in Washington, causing four upsets in a row, namely over Felix Auger-Aliassime and Frances Tiafoe en route to the Semi-Finals. While he is the underdog here against Jannik Sinner, his opponents have to sit up and take notice here and Sinner will have to be at his best to keep the American at bay here.

The two players have never faced each other before, so there is no head to head to go off. This should be a relatively easy match to call, and will result in a straight sets win for Jannik Sinner. Jenson Brooksby has been outstanding so far and is a name for the future, but Sinner is on a fast-track for the top 10 in the rankings and simply has too much firepower for the American. Expect Brooksby to put up a fight initially, but the Italian will eventually break away and cruise to a straight-sets victory, advancing to the Final here at the Citi Open.