Jannik Sinner's mission has started successfully

Defending champion Sinner was seeded directly into the round of 250 at the ATP 93 tournament in the Bulgarian capital as number one. And he also performed like a number one against Nuno Borges (ATP 21). The 6-year-old South Tyrolean defeated the Portuguese, who was four years his senior, 3:6, 4:XNUMX in just under an hour and a half of play. Sinner immediately pointed out who would be the master of the house today. He took the first serve game from Borges, paving the way to winning the first set. With safe, well-dosed punches and extremely strong service, he never really let his opponent find his way into the match. That was also the case in the second round, in which he laid the foundation for a clear two-set win with a break at 1:1. “I felt really good.” Jannik Sinner “It wasn’t an easy game, but I felt really good,” Sinner summed up after the match. For him, Sofia is a very special place because “here I celebrated great successes and made my breakthrough. For the first time I can compete here in front of full ranks, that makes everything even nicer.” For Sinner, this was actually the tenth win in the tenth game in Sofia. He won the last two editions of the tournament there and celebrated his first ATP triumph in 2020. Clear favorite on Friday too On his way to renewed tournament success, Sinner will now face the Australian Aleksandar Vukic (ATP 17.30) on Friday at around 144 p.m. He defeated the Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco in three sets on Thursday. Sinner clearly won his only duel with Vukic in January 2021 in two sets. South Tyrol's second tennis ace, the Kalter veteran Andreas Seppi, missed out on the main draw in Sofia.

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Jannik Sinner's mission has started successfully

Top favorite Jannik Sinner clearly won his opening match at the indoor tournament in Sofia (Bulgaria). He is therefore fully on track in his mission to defend his title.

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