Nine matches, nine wins – Jannik Sinner is the player of the still young 2024 season so far. After winning the title at the Australian Open, the 22-year-old is also the favorite in Rotterdam.
But Sinner had to stretch against Gaël Monfils. The world number four was on the court for an hour and 53 minutes before the three-set win was secured.
Holger Rune is unable to get going after separating from his coaches Boris Becker and Severin Lüthi.
The Dane suffered a two-set defeat against Alexander Shevchenko in the round of 16.
After losing the first set, Rune coped better, but the world number 57 took advantage in the third round. from Kazakhstan had the only chance to break and decided the game in his favor after 96 minutes.
Struff has to give up sailing
Jan-Lennard Struff, on the other hand, failed in the round of 16. The German number two lost to the Finn Emil Ruusuvuori 3:6, 3:6.
The Warsteiner, who recently impressed with the German team in the Davis Cup qualification, was the only German participant in the hard court tournament.
Grigor Dimitrov left a strong impression. The Bulgarian, seeded sixth in Rotterdam, beat Marton Fucsovics from Hungary 6:3, 7:5.
2024-02-15 23:09:00
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