Jannik Sinner and the thankless tasks

The 19-year-old had barely reached his adopted home of Monte-Carlo after the final of the Masters 1000 tournament in Miami when the sand-specific training began with Dalibor Sirola, the South Tyrolean's fitness coach. However, there wasn't much time to perfect the movements on the court, which are the be-all and end-all of tennis. Things will get serious again on Tuesday when Sinner plays both singles and doubles at the Masters 1000 tournament in Monte-Carlo. And against extremely unpleasant opponents.

As reported, Sinner will face Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the first round in the princely state. The 33-year-old from Spain is a clay court specialist par excellence – his numbers prove that. Ramos-Vinolas has a strong negative record on both grass (33,33% win rate), hard court (37,0%) and indoor conditions (38,2%). On sand, however, he has an attractive win rate of almost 55 percent.

The man from Barcelona would be a tough guy on this playing surface. If you take into account the fact that Sinner was only able to prepare for the tournament in Monte Carlo for a week, the starting position is completely open. Especially since Ramos-Vinolas has already played twelve games on clay this season - and won nine of them. This is possible because after the Australian Open he skipped the indoor season in Europe to instead play on the slowest surface in South America. In doubles it's tough In the doubles with Simone Bolelli, Sinner got it even worse: The Azzurri face the doubles formed by Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert. The two Frenchmen have already won all four Grand Slams in their careers, making them one of the few who have achieved this feat. A success for Sinner-Bolelli would therefore amount to a sensation. The match against Ramos-Vinolas will take place on Tuesday at 11 a.m., the doubles match on the same day at 14 p.m.

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Jannik Sinner and the thankless tasks

For the next two months, the best tennis players in the world will duel on clay. Right in the middle: Jannik Sinner, who faces two tough tests in Monte Carlo on Tuesday.

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