Jannik Sinner had a great start to the final Masters in Turin. In the green group, he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6:4 and 6:4. The number one player in the world, Novak Djokovic, takes on Holger Rune.
The 22-year-old Italian served perfectly and did not allow a single opportunity to take the serve away. He scored 22 “winners”.
In the first set, Cicipas lost his serve in the fifth game, but Sinner reliably held all games on his serve.
In the opening game of the second set, the Greek had three chances to hold the opening shot, but he did not capitalize on them and the Italian managed to break the key. In the third game, Cicipas saved himself after falling behind with 0/40, but he had no chance to serve the favorite of the audience in the Alpitour Hall. He won just four points in the second set, returning Sinner’s strong and accurate serves.
The final ratio in points won was 62:50. The match lasted an hour and 25 minutes.
“It was something special to step on the pitch in front of the home fans at such a big tournament. I got the hang of it quickly, I wasn’t too nervous. I played very aggressively from the baseline and will continue to do so in the next matches. This is a very special week for me, it was very loud in the hall,” said Sinner.
Green Group, Round 1: SINNER (ITA/4) – CICIPAS (GREECE/6) 6:4, 6:4
At 21:00: ĐOKOVIĆ (SRB/1) – RUNE (DAN/8) 7:6 (4), 6:7 (1), -:-
Red group, 1st round, Monday at 14:30: ALCARAZ (ŠPA/2) – A. ZVEREV (NEM/7)
At 21:00: MEDVEDEV (RUS/3) – RUBLYJOV (RUS/5)
The top two in each group advance to the semi-finals.
Source: Rtvslo