Big fight, big tennis: Sinner defeats Khachanov

For long stretches of the game it was, as expected, an exciting and even match between the world number 31. Sinner and Karen Khachanov, currently in 22nd place. Sinner was able to celebrate at the end. After 2:52 hours of play and 3 sets, the 19-year-old from Sexten won the match 4:6, 7:6 (7:2) and 6:4. Sinner had to fend off a break point from Khachanov in the first game of the first set and took the lead. In the second game, the 19-year-old ultimately missed 7 break chances. However, he then used his eighth break chance to take a 2-0 lead - this game alone lasted around 18 minutes. In the third game Sinner had to accept the break, then the 3-year-old Khachanov was able to equalize. Another lost service game by Sinner finally put the Russian in the lead, who had to give up his serve again shortly afterwards. The two opponents offered tennis at a high level, the crux of the first set was when the score was 4:4 when Sinner had to accept another break. Khachanov then acted confidently and converted the first set point. A side detail: At the same time, he also ensured the first game without losing a point in this match. Sinner triumphs in the tiebreak The second set remained exciting until the end: Sinner took the lead, but had to fend off another break ball. Khachanov equalized without losing a point and Sinner took the lead again. Both rivals continued to play their serve. While Sinner created 12 break chances in the first set, he was denied a break point in the second set. It happened as it had to happen: Set 2 went into a tiebreak. And here Sinner came into his own and showed his best tennis. With the score at 1:1, Khachanovs lost his serve game. The young Sesto native, on the other hand, got his serve through both times. When the score was 4:2, Sinner finally took the Russian's serve again. The 5:2 lead was followed by 6:2 and finally a safely converted set point. Sinner converts the first match point The 3rd set offered a similar picture for a long time: the two opponents showed strong tennis and delivered their serves. Sinner also had no chance to break for a long time in the third set. Until the 9th game: After strong rallies, the Pusterer was able to take the serve from the Russian. In the following game - it would ultimately be the last of this match - Sinner continued to excel and took a 30-0 lead. Khachanov came close again and equalized to 30:30. Then it was Sinner who took the lead on his own serve and got the match point. The young man from Sesto kept his nerve and ultimately won the game. Round of 30 and Top XNUMX After almost 3 hours of play it was clear: Jannik Sinner is in the round of 83 of the ATP tournament. There he will meet the winner of the game between the Finn Emil Ruusuvuori (ATP 95) and the Swede Mikael Ymer (ATP 1) on Tuesday. Sinner leads 0-1 head-to-head against the Finn and has an even record of 1-XNUMX against the Swede. With the 90 ATP points won, Sinner also made it into the top 30 in the world rankings. In the live ranking, the Pusterer is currently ranked 28th.

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Big fight, big tennis: Sinner defeats Khachanov

After a great fight and an extremely exciting match, Jannik Sinner defeated the Russian Karen Khachanov in the 3rd round of the Masters 1000 tournament in Miami on Sunday.

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