Jannik Sinner was able in the round of 16 in Monte-Carlo to achieve a vital victory by managing to cancel a match point. This time, the Italian tennis player inflicted this blow on his Polish friend Hubert Hurkacz, who didn’t complete the job after an excellent first set and had to surrender to the Italian boy’s tenacity and determination.
By now it has become a statistic that no one is surprised by anymore: in 2022 Jannik won four races in this mode. The victims, last year, were the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in Dubai, the Finn Emil Ruusuvuori and the Iberian Pablo Carreno Busta at the Miami Open and the American Tommy Paul in the Madrid ATP.
In 2023 Sinner also had to cancel a match point to win his first real match on clay, given that in the previous round he was faced with a very bruised Diego Schwartzman who then withdrew. The very first time occurred in 2019 at the Internazionali d’Italia against Steve Johnson, while in 2021 the statistic was updated in Melbourne against the Russian Khachanov and at the Roland Garros with Herbert.
Sinner continues the adventure in Monte-Carlo
The impressive figure certifies how the 21-year-old athlete practically never gives up, not even when the situation is extremely penalizing. The victory allowed the athlete trained by coach Simone Vagnozzi and Darren Cahill to conquer the passage to the quarterfinals, also obtained in the two previous Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Mami.
Jannik confirmed that he is now the Italian number one, as he beat his countryman Lorenzo Musetti to earn himself a place in the semifinals. A match eagerly awaited by all Italian fans and enthusiasts, given the potential that both have shown in recent months.
Match that Jannik won very easily. The Italian reflected on one aspect of the game: “Tennis is becoming very fast, there’s not much time to play defense. There will always be those who play better on clay, for example Alcaraz who has the ability to shoot a lot of energy.
And Lorenzo himself, even if this time he didn’t feel well on the pitch and didn’t serve very well. He can win against anyone, as he proved by beating Djokovic.”
