The future number 2 is too good for Sinner

It was a duel that could be seen more often on the big tennis stage in the future. Here is the 25-year-old Russian, who has been an integral part of the world's elite since last year, was in the final of the Australian Open in February and will appear at number 2 from next week. There is the 19-year-old from Sexten (ATP 34), who is being called the upcoming star by all sides. In the end it became clear: Medvedev is (still) a step too big for Sinner. The Russian gave the youngster no chance in the quarter-finals in Marseille in 77 minutes and won 6:2, 6:4. Even before the duel, Medvedev said that he had hoped for an easier draw in Marseille. After his bye in the first round, he promptly met the Bulgarian Egor Gerasimov (ATP 76) in the round of 3 and now had to play against Sinner. That's why the Russian went at full speed right from the start on Friday, with which Sinner was able to keep up at the beginning, but had more and more trouble as he went on. The current world number XNUMX was simply impressive, especially when serving on her own. Medvedev like a steamroller Sinner kept up in the first games, but conceded the break in the fifth game to make it 2:3. Shortly afterwards, Medvedev even increased the score to 5:2 thanks to another break, which is why the set was over after just 34 minutes. At the beginning of the second section, Sinner repeatedly showed his class, but Medvedev acted like a steamroller this Friday. Medvedev won the longer rallies almost without exception. In the fifth game, the Russian took the serve from his opponent and then moved ahead to 5:3. At this point Sinner had his first break opportunity, but it remained unused. After 77 minutes, Medvedev finally converted his second match point to make it 6:4. Sinner, who will improve by two positions to 32nd in the ATP rankings on Monday, doesn't have much time to rest. He'll be playing in Dubai next week, then heading overseas, where the first Masters 1000 tournament of the season is taking place in Miami.

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The future number 2 is too good for Sinner

Jannik Sinner was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 tournament in Marseille on Friday afternoon. The top seed Daniil Medvedev, who will appear at number 2 in the world rankings for the first time next week, clearly showed the young Sesto native the limits.

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