Rain prevents Sinner's premiere victory

What Sinner showed at his premiere in Melbourne was only remotely close to the great performances at the Next Gen ATP Finals. Nevertheless, it was enough to keep Purcell, who could only keep up with the South Tyrolean to a limited extent, at bay. Ultimately, only the rain stood between Sinner and his first win at a Grand Slam. The game will be rescheduled for Tuesday. Then the sun will smile over the Australian city. The match is scheduled as the second game after 1:2 a.m. local time (10:30 CET).

Sinner irons out a bumpy start The Sesto native was the clear favorite against the Australian qualifier. Nevertheless, caution was advised because Purcell has been in strong form recently. This came to light at the beginning of the game: With his variable and largely wait-and-see style of play, the 21-year-old led Sinner to make many mistakes, which he soon converted into a break. When the local hero served for the set, the South Tyrolean showed his true colors and took the serve from Purcell - it went to the tiebreak, where Sinner played the bigger class ice cold. The ball boys and girls had to lend a hand and dry the place several times. © APA/afp / WILLIAM WEST

While the 18-year-old had to struggle with his opponent's game in the first half, he performed confidently and dominantly in the second half. Purcell lost a lot, Sinner got into the game better - the 1:2 set win was the logical consequence. And at the beginning of the third set, the South Tyrolean was superior to his overwhelmed opponent in every respect - until the rain put a stop to his plans. The game was interrupted when the score was 6-2, but then continued again. But only for a short time, the rain was too heavy.

Roger Federer, Serena Williams and defending champion Naomi Osaka had already reached the second round ( SportNews berichtete ).

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Rain prevents Sinner's premiere victory

Jannik Sinner's first victory at a Grand Slam has been postponed, but not canceled - at least that's what it looks like: On Monday, his match against Max Purcell (ATP 1) at the Australian Open was canceled with a score of 216:7, 6:6 and 2 :4 interrupted in favor of the South Tyrolean.

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