Title holder and world no. 1, Jannik Sinner did not have to exert his talent to secure his ticket for the round of 16. The Italian dominated the American Marcos Giron (46) in 3 short rounds.
Sinner, winner for the 4th time in as many duels against Giron, won 6-3 6-4 6-2 and joins his rivals Alexander Zverev (2), Carlos Alcaraz (3) and Novak Djokovic (7) among the last sixteen players in the running.
Sinner, now on a series of 17 victories, will face Holger Rune (13) or Miomir Kecmanovic (51st) in the round of 16.
Double winner in Grand Slam (Australian Open and US Open 2024), the 23-year-old champion has not been beaten for more than 3 months and his defeat in the final of the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing against Alcaraz, at the beginning of October.
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