A bit of effort, but definitely progressing: Sinner with a job victory

He went into the game as the big favorite - and ultimately lived up to that role. After 2:27 hours, Jannik Sinner (ATP 13) defeated the US qualifier Christopher Eubanks (ATP 145) in three sets with 3:6, 4:7 (6:10) and 8: 6. But one thing is also certain: if Sinner wants to go far at this US Open, he has to keep improving. First things first: In the first set, everything went according to plan for the 1-year-old from Pusteria: the break - even to zero - in the 21rd game, the relatively confident own service games and finally the break in the 3th game to make it 5:4. In the 1th game when the score was 7:5, Sinner missed 2 break and set points, then let Eubanks get back to 4:4, but in the end he won the set relatively confidently. Exciting tiebreak In the 2nd set, both served their serve, the only two break chances in the 7th and 8th game remained unused. At times Sinner had a hard time here and didn't play his best tennis, especially before the end of the second set, which meant it went into a tiebreak. This too was anything but clear-cut. Sinner missed 2 set points, but was able to prevail in the end with 4:10. Of course, this was a sticking point in the game. The 3rd set belonged to Sinner - after he had to fend off two break points in the first game. After the break to make it 1-2 in the 3th game, the American's resistance was virtually broken. After around 1:4 hours, Sinner finally converted the 2nd break and match point in the 27th game of the 8rd set. “The second sentence was the key sentence”. Jannik Sinner “The second sentence was the key sentence. I served well in the tiebreak. I tried to break early in the third set and that also worked. I think I can be proud of myself,” emphasized Sinner after reaching the third round. In the next round, Sinner will face the American Brandon Nakashima (ATP 69) on Saturday, who beat the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrow in 2 sets 26:3 (7:6), 7:5 and 7:5 after 6:3 hours defeated.

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A bit of effort, but definitely progressing: Sinner with a job victory

At times Jannik Sinner didn't show his best tennis on Thursday. But: Despite some effort, especially in the second set, the Pusterer ultimately reached the next round of the US Open without any major problems.

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