Sinner won 6-4 6-3 6-0 in front of his compatriot Luca Nardi (ATP 95) on court No. 1. The Italian should not face the slightest break ball, losing only 12 points in 13 service games played.

Jannik Sinner remained on a defeat in the 2nd round on Halle’s grass, at the end of which he had explained that a short break would do him the greatest good. He now seems to have digested his mortifying defeat suffered in the final in Roland-Garros against Alcaraz, who had erased 3 match balls.

The winner of the last Australian Open should not have to work too much in the 2nd round either. He will rub the Australian Aleksandar Vukic (ATP 93), which celebrated its 1st success on the main circuit on Tuesday since early May in Rome.

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