Tennis in perfection: Sinner plays cat and mouse with Gerasimov

Although Jannik Sinner only won six games against Novak Djokovic at the Masters 1000 tournament in Monte Carlo, he proved that he was able to adapt to the clay court game despite fewer days of training. He confirmed this impression on Tuesday evening against Egor Gerasimov, who was by no means playing badly: Despite a long wait (the game was originally supposed to take place around 18 p.m.), Sinner was at his best and beat the Belarusian (ATP.) 6:3 and 6:2 78) through. An old friend is now waiting in the third round: Roberto Bautista Agut As is almost usual, it took a while at the beginning before the Sinner engine started to heat up. From the fifth game onwards, the South Tyrolean increased the number of strokes and drove his Belarusian opponent crazy with fantastic winning strokes, precise returns and equally strong serves. Gerasimov got into big trouble whenever the rally started. He initially stayed in the game thanks to his powerful serve alone. However, Sinner quickly deciphered it - and thus managed two breaks. Because almost nothing burned on his own serve, the Sesto player won the first set 6:3. Showwalking continues On the “Pista Rafa Nadal” the second half of the game continued in the same vein: an almost perfect Sinner delighted the few spectators in the stands with outstanding tennis. So it didn't take long until the youngster took the serve from Gerasimov again - and after fending off three break points, moved ahead to 4-1. From then on, Sinner shifted down a gear - without being in danger of giving up the match. Gerasimov threw everything into the balance. However, there was no cure for this Sinner. After a little more than an hour, the world number 19 scored. his first match point due to a Gerasimov double fault. It was the end of a gala performance. In the third round, for the third time within a month, there will be a duel against the Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut (ATP 11), whom Sinner defeated after three tough sets in both Dubai and Miami. The game doesn't take place until Thursday.

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Tennis in perfection: Sinner plays cat and mouse with Gerasimov

A long wait didn't bother Jannik Sinner on Tuesday evening: The 19-year-old played outstanding tennis at the ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona and didn't give his opponent Egor Gerasimov the slightest chance.

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