Now Seppi's all-time record has also been equalized

It was a historic day for South Tyrolean sport. After reaching the round of 28 at the Australian Open, Andreas Seppi was ranked 2013th in the tennis world rankings on January 18, 17 - higher than any South Tyrolean before him. And: Higher up than any Azzurro has been in XNUMX years. At that time, the Kalterer star was the ultimate in the local felt ball scene. That there would ever again be a South Tyrolean who would fight his way through the densely traveled path of tennis and end up at the top of the world – no one would have even dared to dream of that at the time.

And then Jannik Sinner came onto the scene. At 19 years old, he leaves his fans in South Tyrol, Italy and the whole world speechless week after week. To name all the numbers and records of his rise would go beyond the scope of this text. Therefore just three statistical facts according to his Quarter-final victory at the ATP-500 in Barcelona is due : Sinner has eliminated Russian high-flyer Andrey Rublev, the most victorious tennis player on the tour this year (26 successes), is the youngest player since Rafael Nadal (2005) to reach the semi-finals in Barcelona and was able to equal Andreas Seppi's South Tyrolean all-time record. On Monday, the South Tyrolean will appear in position 18 in the world rankings – at least. Because his tournament in the Catalan capital is not over yet. On Saturday afternoon against Tsitsipas The next hot ash dance awaits Sinner on Saturday. From 13.30 p.m. (live on Supertennis) the 19-year-old will face top star Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Greek is in fifth place in the ATP rankings and is in great shape. Last week he won his first Masters tournament in Monte Carlo.

Stefanos Tsitsipas is Sinner's semi-final opponent. © APA/afp / JOSEP LAGO

Nevertheless, he is not unbeatable. In May 2019, Sinner had to admit defeat to the Greek in Rome, but in September 2020 he achieved revenge - also in the Eternal City. Fun fact: Sinner was number 81 in the world in that game. Seven months later, the South Tyrolean has reversed these two numbers and starts as designated number 18 - officially he is still number 19. This Jannik Sinner can do anything If Sinner wins on Saturday, he would move up to 16th place (and finally break the Seppi record). There could even be a dream finale with Rafael Nadal, who has Pablo Carreno Busta in front of him in the semifinals. However, these are calculations that Sinner doesn't pay much attention to. Before the Tsitsipas duel, he analyzed soberly: “We met twice in Rome, but we have both gone through a change in the last few months. He has improved a lot in his game. It will certainly be a complicated game, and he has all the weapons at his disposal: he is big, and is strong in both service and returns.”

Another treat awaits South Tyrolean tennis fans. Because one thing is certain: Jannik Sinner can be trusted to do anything. The Seppi record was just the beginning.

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Now Seppi's all-time record has also been equalized

It was only a matter of time before Jannik Sinner equaled Andreas Seppi's South Tyrolean all-time record. Now it has happened. But the young man from Sesto still hasn't had enough - on the contrary. On Saturday another hot Ash dance awaits the whiz kid in the tennis world.

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