The Italian Jannik Sinner, The 23-year-old world number one appeared in New York with some fear of how the locker room and fans would react after learning he had twice tested positive for clostebol in two anti-doping tests in March. A piece of news that came with nuances, because it came to light in the decision of the independent panel, which considered that the contamination of the product was beyond the control of the tennis player, the fault of a spray used by his physiotherapist, who can infect a tennis player by massaging him without gloves.
A thorny issue, with much debate about whether the No. 1 is not treated the same as No. 130, for example, when there are such situations.
The sinner claims that he knows “who is my true friend or not” the moment he talks to his companions. “Up front,” as he points out, because “I speak things straight and I’m sure I haven’t done anything wrong.”
The public of US Open He seems to be oblivious to the controversy, he is treating him like one of the contenders for the title that he is. He competed against two Americans, and he was satisfied. There was no noise in the stands.
He entered the tournament with fear, notably in his first set match Mackenzie McDonaldwho lost 2-6. It was difficult for him to extract himself from what happened in the last few days, but he did it and won 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 and 6-2.
He definitely exploded in the second round. The recent Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000 champion appeared to dominate the Australian Open. The Sinner has won 30 of his 32 matches this season on hard courts. He achieved victory 50, in 55 games
He turned his attention to his biggest rivals, the Spaniards Carlos Alcarazwho will join him in the semifinals, and the Serbian Novak Djokoviconly possible opponent in the final.
Although both predicted Sinner could grow to a US Open where his best result would be the quarterfinals in 2022. The transalpine outlasted the young American Alex Michelsen, 20 years old and No. 49, which he wore in previous events, reaching the quarterfinals in Washington and the final in Winston Salem.
The sinner won 6-4, 6-0 and 6-2, in one hour and 39 minutes. Clarifying the picture, paired with the third in the Australian Christopher O’Connellwho beat the Italian Mattia Bellucci by 6-3, 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3.
Sinner used Cincinnati’s recent history to his advantage, dominating 6-4 and 7-5 against a Michelsen he tamed at will.
Source: La Verdad
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