Sinner defeats the former number 1

The duel between Sinner and Murray has only happened once so far. In November of last year, Sinner was clearly defeated in two sets in Stockholm. But on Wednesday in Dubai, Sinner showed his full class and shot Murray off the pitch with powerful shots and merciless attacking balls. In the end it was 2:7 and 5:6, a result that reflects a close game at times. But Sinner was always far superior to the former world number one. He only had to fight with himself and his error rate. The game in the duel of the generations got off to a fast-paced start. In the first set the game was characterized by quick rallies, but also many mistakes, mainly on Sinner's side. It quickly became clear that Sinner's quality surpassed that of Andy Murray and he increasingly had to chase after the South Tyrolean's attacking balls. However, Sinner was unable to convert his superiority into something countable and often made serious and unforced errors on crucial points. The rally usually ended with either a winner or a mistake by Sinner. At the end of the first set, the Pusterer gained some security and won the set 7:5. “I'm trying to develop well and play consistently well. I know I made a lot of mistakes today, but Andy is one of the best players in recent years. I wish him continued good luck.” Jannik Sinner In the second set, Sinner continued his regained confidence and immediately got the first break to make it 1-0. Sinner didn't make any major mistakes in his service games throughout the match and didn't even let Murray think about a break. However, as soon as the Briton served, the game became increasingly close and Murray had to fight for every point. Sinner narrowly missed another break several times until, after several back and forths, he finally got his second break to make it 4-1. Sinner didn't miss a beat in the rest of the set and won the game 7:5 and 6:2. The highlights at a glance Missed break chances Sinner misses two break chances when the score is 2:2 and Murray is serving. He had taken the lead 40:15, but due to mistakes by the South Tyrolean, Murray caught up again and ended the game with an ace. Finally the break! Sinner manages to stay error-free for several rallies in a row and promptly gets the break to make it 6:5. Sinner then plays his serve confidently and takes the first set 7:5. Break to the beginning of the sentence Murray begins the second set with a serve game and immediately has to hand it over to Sinner, who ends the game 2-1 with an irresistible stop ball. Missed break chances Sinner can't convert his break point into another break for a likely early decision and Murray reduced the lead to 2-1. The 2nd break Jannik Sinner can win his 4th break point in this game alone and makes it 4:1. Victory for Sinner After 1 hour and 45 minutes, Sinner defeated Murray 7:5 and 6:2. Sinner now meets doubles partners Sinner continues in the quarterfinals against his doubles partner Hubert Hurkacz, who already won the parallel game on Wednesday against number 69 Alex Molcan from Slovakia 6:3 and 6:2. In addition, just a few hours after his match against Murray, Sinner will play with Hurkacz in a doubles match against the Australian John Peers and Filip Polasek from Slovakia (14.00 p.m. CET).

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Sinner defeats the former number 1

After an excellent comeback on Tuesday against world number 43 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Jannik Sinner faced old champion Andy Murray on Wednesday at 11.10:XNUMX a.m. Here is the game in summary.

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