8.42pm – Sinner ahead 3-1 in the second set
Van De Zandschulp moves the score, holding serve for the first time in the second set: he chases 1-3, now Sinner serves.
8.33pm – Sinner break
Sinner in charge: he climbs up to the advantage from 40-15, arrives at break point and passes to the net with a forehand with the cut under the Dutchman. Jannik then holds the serve without problems: he is ahead 3-0 in the second set, launched towards the quarter-finals.
8.25pm - Sinner cancels three break points
Sinner 0-40 in the first game of the second set, Sinner courageously cancels three break points, always pushing. Five consecutive points for Jannik, who holds serve and will compete with his head in the second set.
8.23pm – Very solid sinner
Solid first set for Sinner. A few small mistakes at the beginning, but Jannik was always in control. Van De Zandschulp is trying, but he doesn’t have the continuity to keep up with Sinner, he goes over the top when Jannik picks up the pace.
8.18pm – Sinner wins the first set 6-3
Sinner wins the first set with a score of 6-3, hitting a second break in the ninth game, at the end of one of the longest rallies of the match. Jannik takes the first set in 40 minutes.
8.11pm – Sinner ahead 4-3 in the first set
Jannik takes his turn at bat without any problems. Then the Dutchman holds the serve at 30 and thus remains in the lead in the first set.
8.05pm – Sinner break
Sinner gets another break point, and this time Lan converts with a splendid forehand pass down the line. Break in the fifth game, Sinner ahead 3-2 and serve in the first set.
8.01pm – Tie in the first set
Sinner is going up to bat. Jannik holds at 15 with a very solid game.
7.56pm – Sinner doesn’t convert three break points
Two good responses for Sinner, inattentive Van De Zandschulp who at 15-30 prints a backhand along the line on the tape: 15-40, first break point canceled with the combination of serve and forehand, on the second Jannik’s response is out by a few centimetres. But the South Tyrolean returns to break point thanks to another error from Van de Zandschulp, who however also cancels the third chance with a nice cross-court backhand, then holds the serve with the fourth game of his match. The Dutchman makes it a delicate game for him.
7.45pm – Sinner holds the line
A couple of forehand errors for Sinner, who however gets two direct points with the serve and holds his first serve. We are 1-1 in the first set.
7.44pm – The match begins
Once they’re gone, the Dutchman serves and with three aces he keeps the serve at 15. Now it’s Sinner’s turn.
7.35pm – Here are the players
Sinner and Van de Zandschulp took to the field. We’ll be leaving soon.
7.10pm – Sinner and the positive tradition in Rotterdam
It is not Jannik Sinner’s first participation in the ATP 500 in Rotterdam: it is a court (indoor hard court) that has always brought luck to the blue player, who achieved his first victory against a top 10 player in his career in Rotterdam, that is David Goffin. Then last year he lost the final to Daniil Medvedev.
6.49pm – Because he is the champion we have been waiting for for half a century
Sinner is the champion that Italy has been waiting for for almost half a century: he is 22 years old, he looks like a veteran, and he has the work ethic passed on to him by his parents. «I looked at the sky and said to myself: you played a great game». READ the full article HERE
6.34pm – Panatta: «It all depends on the head and in that he remembers Nadal»
Italian tennis hadn’t won a Slam for 48 years, since Adriano Panatta’s triumph in Paris in 1976. And the former Italian champion himself spoke to Corriere about his heir like this: «Never over the top, polite and intelligent. He is cold and does not tremble at anything. From that point of view he reminds me of Nadal, someone who doesn’t give up a 15, who fights on the first ball of the match as if it were the last. He will win much more than me and has an answer worthy of Djokovic.”
6.15pm – The controversy over the residence in Monte Carlo: «I feel at home there»
Jannick Sinner did not shy away from the question of questions: why he chose to have residence in Monte Carlo: «The best thing there is that there are many players with whom you can train, perfect facilities, different gyms, good pitches. I feel at home, I feel good there, I have a normal life, I can go to the supermarket without problems.”
5.53pm – The dedication to the parents that moved everyone
Jannik Sinner – who triumphed at the Australian Open at 22 years and 165 days, the youngest king after Djokovic (20 years and 250 days in 2008) – during the awards ceremony he had very sweet words towards his parents, a dedication he made early around the world: «For a parent to let go of a child so early is not easy, we missed many things». READ the full article HERE.
5.30pm – He can become number 3 in the world, here’s how
In the ATP 500 in Rotterdam, where last year he was a finalist, Jannik Sinner could become the new number 3 in the world, thus overtaking Daniil Medvedev and establishing a new absolute record for the history of Italian tennis. Here’s how he can do it. CLICK HERE for the full article.
5.10pm – Sinner back on the pitch after the no in Sanremo
Ore 17:00 – Dove vedere Sinner-van de Zandschulp in TV
Jannik Sinner returns to the court after his triumph at the Australian Open. The Italian will make his debut at 7.30pm at the ATP in Rotterdam against the Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp, here’s where to watch the match on TV. READ the complete guide HERE.
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