Sinner looks ahead – and dreams of Federer

Jannik Sinner needed two and a half hours on Thursday to do it Italian Gianluca Mager (ATP number 87) was knocked out of the tournament in the second round . The Pusterer showed a very strong performance and only had a few wobbles. Sinner was happy with his performance, but his eyes are already on the third round match against Sweden's Mikael Ymer.

In the duel with world number 105, Sinner, who is ranked 19th, is the clear favorite. But the South Tyrolean doesn't want to hear anything about an easy game. “There is a reason why someone makes it to the third round,” analyzes the 19-year-old shooting star. “Tennis is a sport of moments. Sometimes you win the game you should have lost. And sometimes you lose the game you were the favorite in.” Sinner raves about Federer And Ymer certainly shouldn't be underestimated, as the 22-year-old knocked the Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena (ATP 95) and the veteran Gael Monfils (ATP 15) out of the competition in the first two rounds. “He is a player who is very stubborn, plays solidly and makes few mistakes,” says Sinner about his opponent, who he will face on Saturday.

At the end of the press conference, Sinner also commented on Roger Federer. The Swiss legend, who has struggled with bad luck with injuries in recent months, also reached the third round on Thursday thanks to a four-set win over Marin Cilic. “It would be very nice to play against him once. He is a player full of surprises. He once won the Australian Open out of nowhere, who knows what he's doing here. I watched some of his scenes before my game, he's impressive. He has gone down in tennis history, of course you want to play against such a professional.”

A duel with Federer is unlikely at the French Open, but Sinner could meet another top star: If he wins his third round game against Ymer, then a match with the 13-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal awaits in the round of XNUMX. Sinner had already encountered this last year, but in the quarter-finals, in which the Spaniard prevailed in three sets. Seppi has the lawn season in mind For Andreas Seppi the French Open is on ended Thursday . The veteran from Kalter, who caused a big surprise with his first round win against top Canadian talent Felix Auger-Aliassime, had to admit defeat to the Korean Kwon Soon-woo in three sets in the second round.

The Kalter veteran's focus is not on the red ash anyway, but on the green surface: He is now looking forward to the grass season, with the highlight being Wimbledon. This takes place from the end of June to the beginning of July.

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Sinner looks ahead – and dreams of Federer

Jannik Sinner moved confidently, not to say easily, into the third round of the French Open on Thursday. The young Sesto native is now looking forward to the next duel – and raves about Roger Federer.

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