The Italian Jannik Sinner, 22 years old, suffered one of those KOs that ruined a professional career. The Australian Open champion and recent world number one has suffered two severe setbacks in a month which has lowered his expectations. He will retain the lead in the ATP rankings, but he leaves London with doubts about whether he really rules men’s tennis.
In Roland Garros shouted out in public after losing in five sets with the Carlos Alcaraz, that he also bid farewell to Wimbledon. They were called for a repeat of the Paris semi-final on the London grass, but Sinner was out of the game in the quarterfinals, a victim of the Russian. Daniel Medvedev28 years old and number 5, ni 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 2-6 and 6-3 in four hours.
A drama for the transalpine, which for a few minutes was even alarming because of his physical condition. At 1-2 in the third set, with symptoms of dizziness, he had to be treated by a doctor and a physiotherapist. With a pulse oximeter, they measured their blood oxygen level. And they decided to take him out of the way to better serve him. It was played indoors because of the rain, with high humidity.
He came back about twelve minutes later, looking better. He even recovered the break and had two set points in the tiebreak, which his opponent took from him with serves. The Italian, in tow. And it could have been worse as Medvedev won the opening set after recovering from set point.
In seemingly more normal conditions, Sinner took the fourth set 6-2. But the recent champion in Halle ATP He ended up taking a knee after a nine-game winning streak on grass.
The unpredictable Medvedev He has been strong, built the wall of his best days, and will repeat the semifinal from twelve months ago at Wimbledon, probably with the same rival, Carlos Alcaraz, if he was able to defeat Tommy Paul in a match to 1 which coincided with more than two hours in the middle.
Revenge came for Medvedev, who lost two sets in favor in the final of Australian Open, having lost his last five matches to Sinner. He regained the positive momentum from the start, when he went on a six-game winning streak. He now has an important seventh.
On Friday, back in the middle, in his ninth Grand Slam semifinal. He has reached six finals so far, winning one, that of US Open 2021.
Source: La Verdad
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