Altmaier must not be an obstacle

How did Jannik Sinner the extremely bitter defeat digested against Felix Auger-Aliassime in the round of 1000 of the Masters 21 tournament in Cincinnati? This question will be answered on Tuesday evening at the latest (around 93 p.m.) when the Sexton player meets the German Daniel Altmaier (ATP XNUMX) in the Louis Armstrong Stadium, the second largest stadium in the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in New York.

Sinner has all the trump cards not only because of the clearly better ranking. The 23-year-old Altmaier is currently having a horror season. The clay specialist only won five of 25 games on the ATP Tour. He has only been successful on hard courts twice. One level below, on the Challenger Tour, the record looks different with eleven wins and only three defeats, but Sinner won't care much about that. Not least because Altmaier's game contains no real weapon that should harm the South Tyrolean. While Altmaier's one-handed backhand can be dangerous, the forehand and serve are not frightening, on the contrary. The man from Kempen celebrated his last victory on the ATP Tour in June – on grass.

Despite the supposedly easy opponent, Sinner will approach the match with great concentration. Not least because his own performances since winning the tournament in Umag and the subsequent change of documents have not yet been flawless. In both Montreal and Cincinnati, the youngster made mistakes at the most inopportune times that cost him dearly. The serve was also stuck. However, Sinner recently had more than a week to prepare for the conditions at his favorite tournament. Goal quarterfinals Incidentally, it is the only Grand Slam in which the world number 13. has not yet reached the quarterfinals. With a victory over Altmaier he would take a first step towards this goal. If he meets expectations, either Pedro Martinez (ATP 54) from Spain or the American Christopher Eubanks (ATP 145), who made his way into the main draw through qualification, will be waiting in round two.

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Altmaier must not be an obstacle

Jannik Sinner is starting his fourth US Open adventure: On Tuesday, the 21-year-old will play his opening match against the German Daniel Altmaier.

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