In the US capital: Jannik Sinner ends the negative series

Emil Ruusuvuori didn't have much fun competing against Jannik Sinner on Wednesday (local time in Washington). The Finn, who is ranked 69th in the world, couldn't do much against the man from Sexten. Sinner swept the Scandinavian off the floor in two sets (6:2, 6:4).

Sinner began decisively. The first break ball was used to take a 2-0 lead. As a result, the 19-year-old showed a concentrated and almost flawless performance. The South Tyrolean's determination to break the negative spiral was evident. And so Sinner made short work of Ruusuvuori, who weakened himself with numerous slight mistakes and four double faults. Ruusuvuori gets stronger, Sinner counters In the second set the match became more even. This was because the Finn was now playing much better and was more focused. Ruusuvuori made far fewer mistakes than he made at the start of the game. A duel on equal terms developed, with the first break ball only coming when the score was 3:3 - but Sinner was unable to exploit it. Jannik Sinner showed a strong performance in the Washington opener. © APA/getty / Casey Sykes

Ruusuvuori smelled a match and put Sinner under pressure, but the South Tyrolean countered coolly and didn't show any weakness. When the Pusterer was finally only one point away from victory, he showed his full class. The Finn couldn't score a single point in the decisive game, even though he served himself. After 1.19:6 hours, Sinner used his second break point in the set and the first match point in the game and made it 4:XNUMX.

Sebastian Korda (ATP 45) is now waiting in the round of 21. The XNUMX-year-old American also won a two-set win against Vasek Pospisil. Curious: Sinner plays doubles together with Korda in Washington have already progressed one round . Now they step onto the pitch as opponents.

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In the US capital: Jannik Sinner ends the negative series

Jannik Sinner (ATP 24) has recently lost his opening game three times in a row. Now the negative series is over. At the ATP 500 tournament in Washington, the South Tyrolean clearly won his first round game.

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In the US capital: Jannik Sinner ends the negative series

Jannik Sinner (ATP 24) has recently lost his opening game three times in a row. Now the negative series is over. At the ATP 500 tournament in Washington, the South Tyrolean clearly won his first round game.

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