Thiem is (still) a size too big for Sinner

Dominic Thiem showed why he reached the final at this year's Australian Open and brought Novak Djokovic to the brink of defeat. With hard groundstrokes, a low error rate and an equally concentrated serve performance, he was one size too big for Jannik Sinner, who fought against the defeat but was unable to prevent it - the clear final score was 6:4, 6:2. Mutual respect Before the game, the two opponents spoke highly of their opponent: “He is the best player in this tournament and knows how to play on this surface,” said Sinner. Thiem said the South Tyrolean would definitely be in favor the defeat in the grass tournament want to take revenge. “I expect a tough match because he is even better on hard courts.”

Dominic Thiem played an excellent match. © APA/afp / TOBIAS SCHWARZ

And the two of them immediately started like the fire department. They had thrilling rallies and only committed a few unforced errors. With his usual strong nerves, the young South Tyrolean also fended off the first break points when the score was 1:1, which his opponent had earned through skillful changes of tempo. But the break was only postponed, not canceled: Sinner made three forehand errors in a service game, which Thiem converted to win the game 4:3. The Austrian served well for his part, and the 26-year-old's service games didn't burn anything. And so the world number three deservedly won the first set 37:6 after 4 minutes.

The same picture emerged in the second round: Sinner didn't play badly by any means, but there was no getting past Dominic Thiem in top form. Two breaks paved the way for coach Nicolas Massú's protégé second tournament victory within a few days . Sinner, on the other hand, has an extremely successful week in which he is involved Karen Khachanov and Roberto Bautista Agut beat two top players, ending with an educational experience.

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Thiem is (still) a size too big for Sinner

Jannik Sinner gave everything in the final of the invitation tournament in Berlin on Sunday, but had to acknowledge Dominic Thiem's superiority. He lost to the Austrian superstar in the final, but still left the pitch with his head held high.

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Thiem is (still) a size too big for Sinner

Jannik Sinner gave everything in the final of the invitation tournament in Berlin on Sunday, but had to acknowledge Dominic Thiem's ​​superiority. He lost to the Austrian superstar in the final, but still left the pitch with his head held high.

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Jannik Sinner gave everything in the final of the invitation tournament in Berlin on Sunday, but had to acknowledge Dominic Thiem's superiority. He lost to the Austrian superstar in the final, but still left the pitch with his head held high.