Sinner's engine also runs in the California desert

At the start, Sinner had enjoyed a bye as number 13 in the world, and in the second round the South Tyrolean then came out trumps on the court. The 36-year-old beat 21-year-old Richard Gasquet in the California desert 1.34:6, 3:7 (6) after 2 hours and is now in the third round.

In the third round there will be a duel with Adrian Mannarino. The world number 68 eliminated youngster Lorenzo Musetti 6:4, 6:4 on Sunday night and thus prevented an explosive derby. Sinner and Mannarino have met twice on the ATP tour so far, with the South Tyrolean always having the upper hand.

There was nothing to gain for Richard Gasquet. © ANP / SANDER KONING

First of all, Sinner can be happy about the victory against Gasquet, who is 15 years older. The French veteran, who is currently in position 43 in the ATP rankings, played his first ATP tournament in the distant year 2002 - when Sinner was just a year old. Now the South Tyrolean had his first encounter with the former top 10 player, who has been in the top 2005 in the world since April 100. Sinner showed his claws.

When the serve came, he sat Although the player from Puster got off to a cold start and immediately served, he caught himself relatively quickly and steered the match into the right direction with two breakballs. Sinner grabbed the first set with 6:3. What was noticeable over the entire length of the game: Sinner only brought 53 percent of his first serves into the opponent's court, but when the service was right, Italy's currently best tennis player won the point in 89 percent of the cases.

In the second section, both players held their serve through without allowing a single break opportunity. As a result, it went to a tie break, and here Sinner had the better nerves and wrapped up the victory.

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Sinner's engine also runs in the California desert

The start to the first Masters 1000 tournament of the year was a success for Jannik Sinner. The man from Sexten clearly had the upper hand in a generational duel on Saturday in Indian Wells (California).

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