Sinner misses the final: Tsitsipas is a size too big

Tsitsipas is currently a force on clay. Jannik Sinner felt that on Saturday. The 19-year-old from Sesto lost to the 22-year-old Greek in two sets 1:23, 3:6 after 3:6 hours.

From the start, Sinner and Tsitsipas offered tennis at a high level - even though both made avoidable mistakes again and again. The Greek brought his serve through at the start and immediately afterwards had two break chances when Sinner served, but he missed them. As a result, both of them played their serve game again. When the score was 2:2, Sinner had two break chances, but also missed them.

Tsitsipas did better in the 8th game. The Greek took a 40-0 lead when Sinner served and created 3 break chances. Sinner got close to 30:40, but then the Greek took advantage of the moment and managed the break to make it 5:3. The game was characterized by mistakes on both sides in this phase, the Greek didn't play his best tennis, but ultimately won the set confidently 6:3. On his own serve, Tsitsipas converted the second set point.

In the second set, Sinner served his serve in the first game without losing a point, just like Tsitsipas in the second game. When the score was 2:1, Sinner had two break chances but missed them. The preliminary decision finally came in the 2th game of the 2nd set. Tsitsipas took a 2-2 lead on the opponent's serve, Sinner got to 5-2 thanks to some top-class rallies and strong tennis, but then the Greek managed the break. On his own serve, Tsitsipas increased to 40:0, then he took the match point on Sinner's serve with a 30:40 lead - and converted it.

Tsitsipas moves into the final without losing a set. The Greek has yet to lose a set on clay this year. In the final of the clay court event worth around 1,5 million euros, he will face Spaniard Rafael Nadal on Sunday. The world number three defeated his compatriot Pablo Carreno-Busta 6:3, 6:2 and is now in the final of this tournament for the 12th time. Sinner cancels participation in Munich A strong tournament week is coming to an end for Sinner. As of Monday, the young man from Sexten appears to be in 18th place in the world rankings and has thus equalized Andreas Seppi's South Tyrolean all-time record. Now there is a short break on the agenda. Sinner has canceled his participation in the ATP 250 tournament in Munich, which begins next week. The 19-year-old will compete at the ATP Masters 2 tournament in Madrid from Sunday, May 1000nd.

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Sinner misses the final: Tsitsipas is a size too big

Jannik Sinner missed the final of the ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona. He had to admit defeat to the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (ATP 5), who will face the Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the final.

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