Jannik Sinner moves forward in the Australian Open, overcoming the world number five Andrej Rublev in 3 sets. The Italian talent secures a spot in the slam semifinal and will face world number one Novak Djokovic on Friday, January 26. The Italian arrives at the appointment with great awareness, after not even conceding a set to his opponent.
Sinner, when he plays the semifinal with Djokovic: where to watch it, time and previous matches
The match summary
On the eve, a very tricky game was expected for Sinner who faced the fifth in the world. The match turned out to be more one-sided than expected. Jannik got rid of the Russian tennis player in 3 sets (6-4, 7-6, 6-3) in just over 3 hours, showing great strength against a direct competitor. His match started late in the evening in Melbourne (local time 23), a factor that may affect the management of energies for the semifinal. In the first set Jannik served with great precision and held the service very well, closing with a convincing 6-4.
The second set (decisive)
In the second set he suffered a bit, also due to an abdominal discomfort. In that situation he held up with great mental strength, managing to take the match to the tie-break. At that moment, all of Sinner's superiority, both technical and psychological, was seen. Under 5-1 he managed to reverse the score, bringing home the set. At that point the inertia of the match went all in favor of Jannik who quickly closed the games in the third set, thanks to Rublev's mental collapse. The Italian tennis player responded blow for blow, varying his game with short balls of great quality and powerful and precise passing shots. At times he broke the rally with diagonal shots that broke the balance.
Jannik's words at the end of the match
Sinner spoke at the end of the match: Playing here was very exciting and I will remember it forever. I am happy with how it went, however I will try to work as much as possible to improve. Now I will have to face one of the best players in the world. I will try to play it and then sometimes on these occasions you can also win.
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