End of the quarter-finals: Sinner is out

Sinner (ATP 15) was actually the favorite in the ATP 250 tournament in Adelaide, Australia on Friday against Sebastian Korda (ATP 33). But things turned out differently: The 21-year-old South Tyrolean finally had to admit defeat to the 22-year-old American after 1:22 hours of play in two sets with 2:5 and 7:1.

The game didn't start well for Sinner: he conceded a break to zero in the first set. In the 4th game, the Sexton player was able to equalize with a break. The crux of the first set was the 1th game, where Sinner missed 10 break and set points when the score was 5:4. Korda, on the other hand, managed the break to 3:6, then made everything clear on his own serve with a clean sheet.

Korda was unbeatable. © APA/afp / BRENTON EDWARDS

Sinner also had to struggle with a hip injury: During the break in the first set, he asked the physiotherapist for help. The Sesto native's left hip was treated. Sinner remained on the court, limping at times, and tackled the second set.

South Tyrol's tennis ace now visibly found it even more difficult, in the 2nd set Korda promptly took the lead on Sinner's serve: The American converted the 3rd break point in this game and the 4th of 7 overall. Both then served their serves, the next break came in the 5th game and Korda moved ahead to 4-1. Sinner was no longer able to report back. In the 7th game, Korda finally converted the first match point with another break. While the American was able to convert a total of 1 out of 5 break points, Sinner was only able to convert one out of 9: although the young South Tyrolean didn't have a break chance at all in the second set.

Another injury worry? Immediately after the match, Sinner announced his withdrawal from the doubles match - where he would have competed with Lorenzo Sonego - due to his hip problems. It is expected that the Pusterer will also miss the Kooyong Classic, an invitation tournament that takes place in Melbourne next week.

In order to determine the extent of the injury - which at least did not prevent him from continuing to play against Korda - Sinner will undergo further tests. The next few days will show whether he is fit for the Australian Open. The first Grand Slam tournament is on the program from January 16th this year.

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End of the quarter-finals: Sinner is out

The first tournament of the new year ended in the quarterfinals for Jannik Sinner. The young South Tyrolean had to admit defeat to the American Sebastian Korda. Sinner also had to struggle with a hip injury and played the game in pain.

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