Like a TGV: Sinner rushes into round three

The two players had to wait a long time in the catacombs of the facility in Paris: On the one hand, because the rain played spoilsport at the beginning of the day and delayed all games on the outdoor courts. On the other hand, because the encounter between the Italian Stefano Travaglia and the Japanese Kei Nishikori, which was scheduled before the Sinner match, lasted almost four hours. Finally, Sinner and Bonzi did not enter Court 19.40 until 14:6 p.m. under floodlights, which will be used for the first time at this year's French Open. And the favorite wasted no time and immediately made it clear to his opponent, who was five years older than him, who was the master of the house. With an almost perfect performance, he defeated the Frenchman 2:6, 4:6 and 4:XNUMX in less than two hours and moved into the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his young career. A furious start paves the way to victory From the first game, Sinner's match plan, which he had refined with his coach Riccardo Piatti, came to light clearly. The aim was to work on Bonzi's shaky backhand and force her to make mistakes with powerful groundstrokes. However, the youngster did not only do this brilliantly. Sinner also managed to defuse the Frenchman's serve and his cracking forehand. The result: After just a few minutes, the 19-year-old was in an unassailable 5-0 lead in the first set. Although he had a misfire, he promptly ironed it out to win the set 6-2. The class difference that had manifested itself in the first round ran like a common thread through the entire game, even though Bonzi continually increased his level. Especially in the middle of the second set, the 24-year-old stood up to the South Tyrolean. But he didn't take the wind out of his sails - despite defending three set points. Sinner, who was once again strong on defense, also deservedly won the second set 6:4. Now Coria is waiting The fact that Sinner was never behind shows that Sinner had the match firmly under control over the entire distance. Because the third set also began like the two before it - namely with a break in favor of the world number 75. In the style of a top player, he didn't give it up until the end of the game, even though the Sexten player made a double fault on the first match point. He finally did better on the third attempt - and secured one of the most important victories of his career with a cracking backhand down the line. Now waiting in the third round is the proven clay court specialist Federico Coria (ATP 99), who had previously eliminated the Frenchman Benoit Paire. Given his performance, Sinner is the favorite in the race, but the Argentinian, whose brother Guillermo made it to the final at the same place in 2004, should by no means be underestimated.

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Like a TGV: Sinner rushes into round three

With a show of force, Jannik Sinner defeated qualifier Benjamin Bonzi (ATP 227) on Wednesday evening and reached the third round of the French Open.

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