The Italian JAnnik Sinner (4) he accomplished his goal in his Australian Open debut after defeating the Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp by 6-4, 7-5 and 6-3, in a clash that lasted slightly more than two and a half hours.
sinful, which ended last season on a high after defeating Serbia Novak Djokovic In the semifinals of a Davis Cup he would win, he resolved a rocky match against the solid Dutch tennis player ranked 59 on the ATP list.
The transalpine, who officially opens his 2024 season, was not comfortable with his serve after scoring 69% of points on first serves and conceding six break points.
It is true that the fourth seed reached the task at critical moments, a situation evident with five out of six of the break points saved.
The sinner, who fell in the same part of the draw as Djokovic, will face another Dutchman in the next round, Jesper De Jongwho passed the previous stage and eliminated the Argentine in his debut Pedro Cachín.
A fight that, due to the ranking, will not be as demanding as the first round.
The best result of Sinner in Australia, who is still looking for his first ‘slam’, was the quarterfinals of the 2022 edition, when he lost against the Greek. Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sleeves.
Source: La Verdad
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