Sinner has to give up in Madrid

The encounter between Sinner and Alexei Popryn was a first, as the two youngsters had never faced each other before. The number 76 in the ATP world rankings won in the first round against the German Jan-Lennard Struff. Against Sinner, Popryn continued where he left off against the Munich finalist: with a two-set win. The match started very much to Jannik Sinner's taste, who immediately took the first service from the Australian qualifier. But while the Puster player was less powerful than at the start against Guido Pella, Alexei Popryn improved from game to game. Finally, the 21-year-old converted his first break point to equalize 5:5, while Sinner missed two chances for a quick rebreak a little later. A mistake that took revenge, as Popryn prevailed in the tie-break (7:5) and thus secured the set win. In the second sentence the tide turned. Once again the first game ended with a break - but this time in Popryn's favor. Sinner had a lot of trouble with the powerful game of the tall Australian, but managed the re-break in no time. Things continued in this vein as Popryn used one of his two break points in the third game and countered to make it 2-2. Sinner's opponent had now gained a lot of self-confidence and played almost flawless tennis, while the man from Sexten kept making small mistakes. When the score was 3-1, Popryn converted the next break point and thus secured the decision in Madrid. Sinner could no longer recover from the third lost service in set 2. Popryn, on the other hand, used the first match point after 1.36 hours of play to move into round 3, where clay court king Nadal is now waiting.

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Sinner has to give up in Madrid

That was it for Jannik Sinner at the ATP 1000 tournament in Madrid. One day after advancing against Guido Pella, the 19-year-old South Tyrolean lost his second round game. The duel against Rafael Nadal will have to wait.

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