Unstoppable Sinner: Finale in Rotterdam

By reaching the semi-finals, Sinner had achieved what Andreas Seppi, who has since retired, achieved in 2018: At that time, the Kalterer player beat big names like Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev before he had to bow to Roger Federer in the semi-finals. The man from Sexten met a lesser-known opponent in Tallon Griekspoor on Saturday. However, the world number 61 should not be underestimated, after all, he has already won a title in Pune (India) this season and had a record of 10-1 victories before the match. The Dutchman also demonstrated his impressive form against Sinner: he demanded everything from the 21-year-old and only had to admit defeat 5:7, 6:7 after two hours.

The match didn't start with fireworks, but with a feeling out: both players had trouble with their first serve, and not everything went smoothly from the baseline either. It was tight in the service games, but there were no break points. The opponents, who each did a lot of damage with their forehands, met on equal terms. Sinner didn't play with the same ease as in the previous rounds, but he always carried out his service and waited for the chance that players of his class always get. When the score was 4:5, Griekspoor saved himself, but had to capitulate in the following service game. Thanks to fantastic returns, Sinner earned a break point, which he used ice-coldly – 7:5.

Tallon Griekspoor played big. © APA/afp / SANDER KONING

Anyone who thought that Sinner would now pull away was disappointed: the stubborn Griekspoor, cheered on by the audience, stayed on. However, he didn't have a trick when the sixth player served. And that even though Sinner's quota wasn't very high. Because the Dutchman also performed extremely solidly on his own serve, the game remained in balance. Consequently, it went to the tiebreak, which was hard to beat in terms of tension. Sinner only managed a mini-break when the score was 3:3. Griekspoor promptly got this back, only to concede another shortly afterwards. That meant: match point. The Dutchman fended off the first in a spectacular way, and Sinner capitalized on the second with incredible praise.

The grand finale In the final there will now be a big showdown with Daniil Medvedev, who has found his way back to his best form this week. His 6-1, 6-2 win in the semifinals against Grigor Dimitrov was a clear signal that he is back to his old self after difficult months. The Russian leads the direct comparison with Sinner 4-0. All duels took place indoors. The match starts on Sunday at 15.30:XNUMX p.m.

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Unstoppable Sinner: Finale in Rotterdam

He had to work much harder to win compared to the last games, but after a nerve-racking two hours he was happy about the second final in a row: Jannik Sinner is fighting for the really big coup at the ATP 500 tournament in Rotterdam on Sunday.

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