Furious performance: Sinner sweeps number 24 off the pitch

(Almost) the entire tennis elite is at the Masters 1000 in Rome; after all, the tournament in the Eternal City is considered one of the most important in the world. Jannik Sinner proved once again on Monday that he can not only keep up with the best in his profession, but can also dominate at times. The 19-year-old (ATP 81) won the first round against Frenchman Benoit Paire, who is 24th in the world rankings, 65:6, 2:6 in 1 minutes.

After 65 minutes the match was already over. © APA/afp / CLIVE BRUNSKILL

Sinner has therefore shown a toxic reaction to his exit in Kitzbühel: Last week he failed after a weak performance in the second round against qualifier Laslo Djere (ATP 71). Now the Pusterer has shown his true colors and hasn't given Paire a chance. It should also be said: The Frenchman tested positive for Corona before the US Open and then had to spend 2 weeks in quarantine and was therefore unable to train properly. Immediately before the game against Sinner he had vented his anger, that he had to start on Monday and not just on Tuesday.

However, this detail should not detract from Sinner's achievements. The shooting star of the tennis scene played like an old hand, made almost no mistakes, especially when serving himself, and was also extremely strong when serving the opponent. In the first set he took the service from his opponent twice, and also in the second round. After a little more than an hour the thing was done. Now the number 6 in the world is waiting Now Sinner is faced with a real hit: the 19-year-old will face Stefanos Tsitsipas, number 6 in the world, in the second round. Sinner was eliminated against the Greeks in the second round in Rome a year ago - will the tide turn this year?

Andreas Seppi has already failed to qualify for the Masters tournament in the Italian capital. On Tuesday morning he will meet the Spaniard Marcel Granollers-Pujol and the Greek Horacio Zeballos in a doubles match with Gianluca Mager (Italy).

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Furious performance: Sinner sweeps number 24 off the pitch

That was a brilliant performance from Jannik Sinner: The man from Sexten literally swept the number 24 in the world off the field on Monday evening in Rome thanks to a very strong match.

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