Gala performance against Rublev: Sinner in the quarterfinals

Andrey Rublev (ATP 8) and Jannik Sinner (ATP 12) had a memorable fight in Monte Carlo on Thursday - with the better end for the South Tyrolean. After being 24-0 down, he defeated the 1-year-old Russian 5:7, 6:1 and 6:3. Sinner now leads 2-1 in a direct comparison against Rublev.

Sinner didn't get off to a good start on Center Court: Rublev took his first serve straight away. Although Sinner was able to recover and break to 5:5, Rublev was the dominant player in the first round. The forehand specialist proved this immediately afterwards with the re-break to make it 6:5. As a result, he won a hard-fought first round with his own serve. Sinner with a blister on his toe Sinner also had to give up his first serve game in the second set. Although he then won two games in a row, Sinner had to be treated immediately afterwards. He had - like in Miami – struggling with a blister on his foot and had to be freshly wallpapered. After the sensitive spot on his right toe was treated, Sinner was unstoppable. The 20-year-old played his best tennis in the second set, gave Rublev no chance at all and won a total of 6 games in a row.

The third round was a little more even. But Sinner was unstoppable in the end: the Pusterer put last year's finalist on the defensive and repeatedly drove Rublev to despair with his varied punches. The Russian's anger was clearly visible. Sinner ended the game with a break after 2:22 hours of play. Now against Zverev This makes Sinner the only tennis player from Italy to make it to the quarterfinals at this year's Masters in Monte Carlo. There Sinner will meet none other than the world number 3 on Friday. from Germany, Alexander Zverev. To reach the semi-finals, Sinner will have to show his best tennis again.

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Gala performance against Rublev: Sinner in the quarterfinals

What a performance from Jannik Sinner: The man from Sexten reached the quarter-finals in his first clay court tournament this season. This required a gala performance against Andrey Rublev.

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