Sinner has found his favorite opponent

The duel between Sinner and Bautista Agut is one that is almost a classic. Not only because of the frequency with which the youngster and the veteran from Spain meet, but also because of the quality of the matches between these two players. This was no different on their least favorite surface: They once again fought a thrilling duel, at the end of which Sinner was happy about a 7:6, 6:2 victory. It was the third success of the world number 19. in the third meeting with Bautista Agut. In conditions that weren't easy because the wind was gusty, Sinner got a classic false start, but he immediately corrected it: the Sesto native followed an early break against him with a break for himself. The starting phase was characterized by long rallies and moves that Sinner is not necessarily known for: he sprinkled in short balls and net advances, which on the one hand made him unpredictable and on the other hand gave Bautista Agut no clues. He played his confident game with few mistakes, but came under increasing pressure as the first set continued. Sinner took the Spaniard's serve again, then had a set point on his own serve, but was unable to convert it. Sinner shows strong nerves Instead, Bautista Agut broke back - and a little later equalized to 5:5. Because both then held their serve, it went into a tiebreak. And this one had it all: The two opponents pushed each other to peak performance, which resulted in many long rallies in which Bautista Agut usually had an advantage. But Sinner didn't let up, fended off three set points and used his third set point to win the section 74:11 after 9 (!) minutes. On the “Pista Manolo Santana”, which was lined with few spectators, the 33-year-old from Castellón de la Plana first had to digest this disappointment. Sinner took advantage of this phase and promptly moved ahead to 2-0. However, nothing was won – the South Tyrolean super talent knew that. Especially considering the class of his counterpart. He braced himself against the power of Sesto, but in the endless fourth game he couldn't make the break despite three chances - 3:1. Now Rublev is waiting This game gave Sinner wings, who was now literally floating above the second largest court in Barcelona and broke Bautista Agut again when the score was 4:2. The elimination was then just a formality: after almost two hours, Sinner converted his first match point and moved into the quarter-finals. Waiting for Sinner there is none other than Andrey Rublev: The Russian reached the final of the Masters 1000 tournament in Monte Carlo just last week, where he defeated the great Rafael Nadal and has already won a title this season. Sinner and Rublev duel once in Vienna last year - the 19-year-old gave up after just a few minutes due to an injury.

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Sinner has found his favorite opponent

Jannik Sinner is in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona thanks to another masterful performance. Opponent Roberto Bautista Agut couldn't do anything against the unleashed Sesto player (again).

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