World number one Jannik Sinner moved a step closer to his first Shanghai Masters title after he defeated Czech 30th seed Tomas Machac 6-4 7-5 in the semi-final on Saturday, becoming the first Italian to reach the tournament's showpiece match.

World number one Jannik Sinner reached the final of the Shanghai Masters after convincingly defeating the Czech Republic's Tomas Machac 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday.

World no. 1 Jannik Sinner will compete in his sixth Masters 1000 final in Shanghai. The world's best player faced Tomas Machac in the semi-final and prevailed 6-4, 7-5 in an hour and 43 minutes, notching his 22nd ATP final at 23.