“Student meets master”: Sinner’s wish comes true – tennis

Jannik Sinner is facing the biggest match of his career. © APA / afp / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT

On Tuesday evening, Jannik Sinner faces the biggest match in his career so far. In the quarter-finals of the French Open (live in the SportNews ticker), the 19-year-old from Sexten will meet Rafael Nadal. It is a duel of generations in which a wish comes true for the South Tyrolean shooting star.

October 05, 2020

A few weeks ago, Jannik Sinner named his preferred opponent for the future in an interview. It is Rafael Nadal, who the Pusterer has shown deeply impressed in the past. Now the time has come: On Tuesday (around 5.45 p.m.), Sinner will meet the Spaniard in Paris, who has already won the French Open 12 times (!).

Hard to beat in Paris: Rafael Nadal wants to win his 13th French Open title. © APA / afp / MARTIN BUREAU

Basically, Sinner, who now has his official domicile in Monte Carlo, has little to lose against Nadal. It is a duel of the generations in which the 19-year-old “vom Bergdorf” (that was the title of the Neue Züricher Zeitung a few days ago) meets the 34-year-old Mallorcan, who has been the measure of all things at Roland Garros for years. Nadal is aiming for his 20th Grand Slam title in Paris. With that he would draw level with Roger Federer.

“The student meets the master” commented the Gazzetta dello Sport on Monday and says: “Sinner awaits the King of Paris on the Central Court des Roland Garros, one of the luminous cathedrals of sport. He mustn’t present himself shyly, with the spirit of a curious student nothing is impossible even against a professor. “

Live ticker on SportNews.bz

The quarter-final hit between Jannik Sinner and Rafael Nadal is live on Tuesday SportNews-Ticker. With the SportNews-Liveticker you are guaranteed not to miss a point or highlight from the match in Paris.

The match between Sinner and Nadal is scheduled as the last quarter-final game on Tuesday. The duel will start at around 5.45 p.m.

Author: cst