Sinner & Seppi at the US Open: That is the starting position

Jannik Sinner is seeded number 13 at the Grand Slam tournament in the United States. Conversely, this means that the 20-year-old will not meet a better-ranked player until the fourth round at the earliest. This would most likely be called Alexander Zverev. But the man from Sexten doesn't want to think that far, his focus is entirely on the opening match against Max Purcell (ATP 205) - for good reason: Sinner is still waiting for his first success in New York. On his Grand Slam debut in 2019, the South Tyrolean made the great Stan Wawrinka sweat, and last year the youngster was slowed down by cramps against Karen Khachanov. While Sinner was still the clear outsider in these two games, the starting position is now changing. In the duel with Purcell, which will begin at around 20.30:XNUMX p.m. CEST in the Big Apple, he is the overwhelming favorite. Good memories A success for the 23-year-old Australian, whose strength is the variable game with slices and net attacks, would therefore amount to a sensation - also because he can be found mostly on the doubles tour. In any case, the man from Sexten showed at last year's Australian Open that he has Purcell well under control. At that time, Sinner won – after difficulties in the first set – clearly with 7:6, 6:2 and 6:4. In the second round he then lost to Marton Fucsovics. Marton Fucsovics, of all people, who is calling for Andreas Seppi on Tuesday. The Kalterer man has had an extremely difficult fate at his 18th US Open (!) and the 66th Grand Slam tournament of his incredible career. Fucsovics is having an impressive season, winning 22 matches in 2021 and reaching the quarter-finals at Wimbledon - after defeating Sinner in the opener. Although Seppi was able to defeat Fucsovics, who was solid in all areas, at Challenger level in 2018, on the ATP tour the score is 2-0 in favor of the man from Budapest. On Tuesday (around 18.30 p.m.) we will see whether Seppi can nevertheless surprise.

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Sinner & Seppi at the US Open: That is the starting position

When the starting signal for the last Grand Slam tournament of the year is given in New York on Monday evening, Jannik Sinner and Andreas Seppi will still be on the training ground: the South Tyrolean tennis aces will not play their first round match until Tuesday.

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