(VIDEO): Jannik Sinner bursts into laughter during service game

Jannik Sinner couldn't help but laugh during a tense moment in his match against Zhang Zhizhen after his serve was interrupted by a fan's sneeze. The world No. 1 was serving in the semifinals of the Halle Open with the score at 6-4, 5-6, trying to hold his serve to take the set to a tie-break.

The Chinese player had found a good opportunity at the most critical moment of the match, and they were at deuce while Sinner prepared to serve. With the stadium in complete silence, a loud sneeze from someone in the audience echoed throughout the venue, interrupting the Italian's serve, causing him to burst into laughter due to the unusual situation.

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Although Sinner tried to quickly resume his serve, he had to take a moment to regain his focus amidst the laughter and applause from the crowd. His opponent Zhang also took the moment in good humor while waiting for Sinner's serve. The 22-year-old player took a few seconds but finally connected his first serve with an ace, giving him the advantage, and eventually won the game to take it to a tie-break.

Sinner managed to win the match in the tie-break 6-4, 7-6(3) and advanced to his fourth final of the season. The 2024 Australian Open champion will now face Hubert Hurkacz (world No. 9), who comes off a straight-sets victory over Alexander Zverev (No. 4).

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