Sinner is biting his teeth at Zverev

It was already clear before the game that Sinner would need a real masterpiece to knock Zverev out of the tournament. After all, after winning Olympic gold in Tokyo, the Hamburg native also won the Masters tournament in Cincinnati. This is exactly what happened on Monday in New York: Zverev defeated Sinner in the round of 16 in three sets with 6:4, 6:4 and 7:6(7). The South Tyrolean did not offer a disappointing performance at all, but his opponent revealed almost no weaknesses.

In the first round at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, Zverev used his third break point and took a 3-2 lead. As a result, the number 4 in the world rankings didn't let anything go wrong (there was no longer any chance for Sinner to break) and won the first set 6:4. Sinner strong, Zverev outstanding The second round was characterized by high tempo from the start. A very respectable match developed. After all, there are few players on the tour who can accelerate the ball like Sinner and Zverev. Until the score was 4:4, both served well and didn't allow any break points.

In the shape of his life: Alexander “Sascha” Zverev. © APA/afp / TIMOTHY A. CLARY

In the following game, the 20-year-old South Tyrolean had to give up his service - even if he was initially able to fend off five breakballs. Sinner then had a double opportunity to re-break, but Zverev repeatedly delivered his best serves, especially in the phases in which he was under the most pressure. The 24-year-old ultimately won the second set 6:4, although Sinner also played strong tennis. Sinner turns up the heat, but leaves set points lying around Afterwards, everything looked as if Zverev would no longer have any major problems bringing the match home in the midday heat of New York (with changing light and shadow conditions). So Zverev took the second service game from the Pusterer and thus ensured the supposed preliminary decision. But Sinner fought back and was able to make it 4:4 with a break. As a result, Zverev had great difficulty with the South Tyrolean's powerful game, who was now closer to the baseline. The German had to fend off two set points and somehow escaped into the tiebreak.

In the tiebreak, Sinner missed a huge opportunity when the score was 6:5 (plus his own serve). Zverev seemed already beaten during this rally, but Sinner missed a forehand out of bounds and was therefore unable to use the set point. The Sexten player then seemed a bit frustrated, while Zverev finally used his first match point to make it 2:28 after 9:7 hours of play. The German thus reached the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam tournament in New York and made his personal record against Sinner 2-1.

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Sinner is biting his teeth at Zverev

Over and over: Jannik Sinner failed in the round of 16 at the US Open against Alexander Zverev. The German was simply too big that day.

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