Next Sinner coup: two-set win against Balazs

In the world rankings, Sinner (rank 298) is just behind Balazs (219), but there was no sign of that on the pitch. Sinner and Balazs fought a thrilling battle - with the better end for the South Tyrolean. Sinner defeated the Hungarians in two sets (6:4 and 7:6) at the start of the ATP Challenger tournament in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Sinner played his fourth Challenger tournament this season today. After the sensational victory in Bergamo, it was over for the Pusterer in Alicante and Barletta in the first and second rounds respectively.

Five match points in the second set Sinner played a strong match right from the start and promptly moved away to 3-1. Balazs equalized a little later with a rebreak to make it 3:3. In the ninth game, the South Tyrolean managed the next break to take the lead 5:4. In the following game, Sinner had to fend off five break points before securing the first set 6:4 after more than an hour of play.

In the second half of the game, both players served twice until the score was 5:5. Then Sinner managed the third break to make it 6:5. The Pusterer was able to close the match on his own service, but Balazs managed the rebreak again. In the tiebreak, Sinner was already 6:2 ahead, but missed all four match points before converting his fifth straight away to make the final score 8:6. Round 2 against Kopfer Sinner received three ATP points for his first round victory. In the round of 24, the young man from Sexten will face the German Dominik Kopfer, who had a bye at the start. The 9-year-old from Furtwangen is number 181 in Ostrau and XNUMX in the world.

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Next Sinner coup: two-set win against Balazs

Jannik Sinner is still in strong form. The 17-year-old from Sexten won his opening game at the ATP Challenger tournament in Ostrava against Attila Balazs in two sets.

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