The Italian Jannik Sinner It has the support of most of the 13,000 spectators who fill the Pala Alpitour Stadium in Turin. Play at home. In addition, he gained weight in his country with a development this season that brought him to fourth place in the world ranking. The top favorite for the ATP Finals is the Serbian Novak Djokovicbut transalpine has shown credentials as a solid alternative to teacher status.
Recent champion of the ATP 500 tournaments in Beijing and Vienna, he withdrew before the current ATP Masters 1000 event in Paris to take care of his body. A meeting ended at three in the morning, I don’t want to be in court again at five in the afternoon.
Even more so when Turin, as well as the subsequent Davis Cup Finals in Malaga, was a priority station on his agenda. Indoor and fast track he feels more at home. At 22 years old, he made his debut as a starter in a Masters Cup, after coming in from the reserve spot in 2021, playing two games.
A valid experience to open the Green Group with a victory against one of the four tournament champions appearing in this edition. He beat 2019’s best, the Greek Stefanos Tsipas, 6-4 and 6-4 in one hour and 25 minutes.
On Tuesday he will have an appointment with the winner of the night clash between No. 1, Novak Djokovicand the Danish Holger Rune. There is now the option to secure one of the two places to access the semifinals.
The victory of the sinner against Tsitsipas shows exactly the moment of one’s euphoria and the other’s doubts. The Italian is climbing, which has allowed him to beat a rival for the third time where he continues to show a negative total balance (3-5), even if he won this particular season (2-1).
chili peppers, 25 years old and number 6, he lost his sporting spark last summer, when he experienced the ostracism of his father. Apostle in favor of the Australian coach Mark Philippoussis It didn’t go well. He showed his head in the semifinals of Antwerp, Vienna and Paris, in this European indoor tour, but at the cost of adding physical problems, in the elbow and back. He had barely trained the past few days, and she accused him. There was even a rumor of a hypothetical withdrawal, which never happened, although in 2021 he left the event before his second fight, due to injury.
The sinner peppered Tsitsipas with effective serves (he only served ten points) and winners without mercy. Jannik followed Stefanos, who had encouragement from his box. Paula Badosawho traveled from Billie Jean King Cup (where he did not make his debut) from Seville to Turin once Spain was eliminated in the group stage.
Even Sinner could have drawn more blood, with three balls to take a 3-0 lead in the third set, from a nine-point streak that the Greeks closed for pride. Without the physique in place, but with his recognized competitive character.
And the Sinner also gave strength to others, who seemed comfortable in his service. In addition to the victory, he gained 200 ranking points and $552,750, 390,000 to win and 162,750 to play in this first match, the last figure Tsitsipas also got.
Source: La Verdad
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