Eight victories out of eight: the perfect 2024 of Jannik Sinner continues, who upon returning after the triumph in Melbourne beats Botic Van de Zandschulp and flies to the round of 16 of the ATP 500 in Rotterdam. Eleventh victory in a row for the blue, if we consider the three matches in Malaga which brought the Davis Cup to Italy.
Match never in question: Sinner hit from the first points, demonstrates once again that he has the mentality of a champion and is not affected in the slightest by the media hangover following the victory of the Australian Slam. The Dutch number 66 ATP, already beaten in the first round of the Australian Open, was eliminated in two easy sets with a score of 6-3, 6-3.
This evening in the second round he will face the French veteran Gael Monfils, number 70 in the ranking who has won the Rotterdamo tournament twice.
By winning the tournament, Sinner would overtake Medvedev in the rankings, becoming number 3 in the ATP ranking, the highest position ever reached by an Italian.
«I really wanted to get back on the pitch, to get back in front of the public. We work to live these moments. We trained a lot in Monte Carlo but I arrived here early to try this pitch. I am satisfied with the victory because he is a great player", commented the South Tyrolean tennis player.
«The first match of a tournament is always a bit complicated. What changed after the Slam? It's a little different than before, but as a player you have to be prepared because your opponents know you better, you have to work on this aspect and try to be ready and that's what I tried to do."
(Unioneonline/L)