Jannik Sinner has returned to tread the field of Australian Openthe first Slam tournament of the season, ready to meet his opponent, Tristan Schoolkatenumber 173 in the world ranking. The match of the South Tyrolean tennis player, fresh from the spectacular, began at 9am today victory against Nicolas Jarry and after 19 consecutive victories against other Australian players since August 2021.
The match is underway on the Rod Arena and began with a certain difficulty for the number one in the world ranking who, after a set that lasted 46 minutes, he had to admit defeat with a 6-4 to the Australian. For Sinner we are talking about the first defeat in a set since the match against Etcheverry in the third round of the ATP 1000 tournament in Shanghai. However, the match kept those present in suspense, given the sudden comebacks but also the errors that occurred on the pitch. The second set is currently underway, which still started at a disadvantage for the South Tyrolean, due to the point scored by the Australian.
The Australian Open, the other Italians on the field besides Sinner
In the Melbourne slam, numerous names from Italian tennis are taking turns on the court. Lorenzo Musetti managed to beat Shapovalov gaining access to the third round, while Sonego is now in the middle of the match against Joao Fonseca. Also unmissable Matteo BerrettiniThat he is challenging Holger Rune. Italy is therefore left with bated breath, waiting to understand how the Italian tennis players will manage to conclude this day of the Australian Open.
Hope remains quite high, given how last year Sinner’s victory brought a certain pride to the country. However, as regards the women’s draw, Lucia Bronzetti left the tournament in the second matchafter the defeat suffered by the Romanian Jaqueline Cristian, number 82 in the world ranking. The match between the Italian is scheduled for today Jasmine Paolini and the Mexican Renata Zarazùa.
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