The serve lets Sinner down: “Not a good feeling”

Anyone who only hits 50 percent of their first serves rarely wins a match on the ATP tour - especially on hard courts. The free points are too important so that you don't come under too much pressure in the rallies. An old tennis law from which Sinner is not exempt, as he is his first appearance in Indian Wells against John Millman had proven: Because the serve was running, he was able to play freely in the rallies and thus develop his full power. Just three days later, the Sesto native provided the stark counterexample.

In a duel with Taylor Fritz The service was incredibly difficult, with only 43 percent finding the field in the first set. Sinner had to fight for every point on his own serve, enter into long rallies and therefore lose his strength. The result was a lot of unforced errors, which meant that as the match progressed, a certain passivity crept in in order to avoid them. Fritz – and you have to give the American a lot of credit for this – punished this consistently. Long break as a rhythm breaker? “The feeling on the pitch wasn’t good,” said the man from Sexten after the match: “I didn’t get to the ball with the right timing.” He had a lot of chances and gave everything, but the feeling just wasn’t there. The break caused by John Isner's withdrawal could have played a role here. Three days passed between his second round match (he had a bye at the start, editor's note) and the round of 16. Did he lose his rhythm as a result? “I immediately said to Riccardo Piatti that it felt like I was playing another first round. But that’s no excuse,” Sinner said fairly.

Due to the defeat, Sinner lost valuable points with regard to a possible participation in the ATP finals in Turin. He was also unable to make a decisive attack towards the top 10 in the world rankings. At least a message enlightened the Tuttosport a little the mood. As the Turin sports daily reported on Thursday, Novak Djokovic is skipping the ATP finals. As things stand today, Sinner would move up and get the last coveted ticket.

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The serve lets Sinner down: “Not a good feeling”

Jannik Sinner surprisingly lost the round of 1000 match against Taylor Fritz at the Masters 20 tournament in Indian Wells on Wednesday (local time). In the press conference, the XNUMX-year-old confirmed what was obvious: he wasn't feeling well.

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