In just 63 minutes: Sinner brings the giant down

At 1,88 meters, Jannik Sinner is one of the taller professionals on the ATP tour. Compared to US boy Reilly Opelka (ATP 27), even the man from Sexten seems small: the 2,11-year-old from Michigan measures 24 meters, but he was never able to hold a candle to the young star from Pustertal on Wednesday. Sinner, number 11 in the world since Monday, continued to be in outstanding form at his start in Vienna and won 63:6, 4:6 after 2 minutes.

Sinner already had good memories of Reilly Opelka before the match. Not as an opponent, but as a teammate. beginning of August The two won the doubles tournament in Atlanta (USA). – that was the first and so far only success for Sinner in this discipline. On Wednesday the two faced each other as opponents. Sinner showed inspired by the tournament victory in Antwerp , again the best tennis and didn't give his strong-serving friend the slightest chance.

Remarkable: Opelka placed 82 percent of his first serves, and in the first set the rate was even 92 percent - an outstanding value that the 20-year-old Sinner was not impressed by. He always had a suitable answer ready, responded excellently and also served well himself. In doing so, he bought the edge from the US boy. In the first set, a break in the fifth game was enough to win the set, and in the second section Sinner even took serve from his opponent twice and thus took home his tenth win from the last eleven matches. Now a local hero is waiting The Sesto native is making up further ground in the race for the ATP finals in Turin. Advantage: Hubert Hurkacz, who Sinner still has to overtake in the so-called “race” (annual ranking), surprisingly lost to Andy Murray on Tuesday and therefore lost important points. Sinner is currently still 75 points short of the Poles. In the second round on Thursday, Sinner will face the Austrian Dennis Novak, who is currently number 116 in the world. In a possible quarter-final there could be a duel with Casper Ruud (No. 8).

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In just 63 minutes: Sinner brings the giant down

Jannik Sinner is in intoxicating form! On Wednesday, the young man from Sesto met the American Reilly Opelka at the start of the ATP 500 tournament in Vienna and immediately made short work of it. The dream of the ATP finals is alive.

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