(Provided by Tennis World USA)
Jannik Sinner overcame Diego Schwartzman with a score of 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 and, together with Novak Djokovic, is the only tennis player who has already conquered the third round at Wimbledon. The Italian suffered only in the first set, when he had to cancel three break points before surprising his rival in response in the twelfth game.In the second and third set of games, the explosiveness of Sinner’s shots definitively broke down Schwartzman’s defenses.
The Argentine picked up just three games after putting Sinner in serious trouble in the early stages of the match.Sinner will challenge the winner of the match between Aleksandar Vukic and Quentin Halys in the third round
Sinner: “I feel I have room for improvement”
In the press conference, Jannik explained: “We were tense at the beginning.
Then I think I found the right way to play against him on grass, it was the first time we challenged each other on this surface. I had positive sensations and I’m very happy to have reached the third round.Playing against a very good friend is mentally tough.
We played doubles together earlier this year. We are good friends. I have to find my game in every match. Every match is different. Let’s see what happens next round.I want to go far. I feel I have good weapons and I can go far on all surfaces.
I think I’m in a good position. If you don’t believe it, it’s hard, I worked hard to get to this awareness.Is grass my favorite surface? I don’t know, it’s hard to say that grass is my favorite surface. We don’t play as much on this surface as compared to the others.
I try to get used to it as best I can. Shot selection is improved now, I know when to slice and when to hit hard. I feel I have a lot of room for improvement.”
