Sinner's big chance

Thanks to the confident 6:2, 6:2 win against Frenchman Hugo Gaston, Jannik Sinner reached the third round in Florida on Friday. There the man from Sexten meets an old friend: the 19-year-old has already played against Karen Khachanov from Russia twice in his young career. The first duel dates back to last year, when Sinner was already 2-0 up in the sets at the US Open, then got cramps, made it to the tiebreak of the fifth set and only lost there to the 24-year-old. The second meeting was only a month and a half ago - and was also hotly contested. At the beginning of February, the two right-handers dueled for three hours at the Great Ocean Road Open before Sinner got the upper hand in the tiebreak of the third set. An exciting, close game can also be expected on Sunday. Tableau opens Should the South Tyrolean win the match against Khachanov, who has a strong serve and plays solidly on both sides, the doors would open wide. With Alexander Zverev, David Goffin, Grigor Dimitrov and Nikoloz Basilashvili, four seeded players have already been eliminated from Sinner's tableau quarter. Only in the semifinals would the youngster meet a better ranked professional. But that's a thing of the future that Sinner doesn't want to deal with. He focuses on the Khachanov match and says: “It will be a tough game for both of us. I know him pretty well, but at the same time he knows me very well. It won’t be easy.”

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Sinner's big chance

Jannik Sinner is not known for profiting from easy draws. However, the situation took a turn for the better at the Masters 1000 tournament in Miami.

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