INDIAN WELLS (USA) (ITALPRESS) – Jannik Sinner has reached for the fifth time at least eighty at the BNP Paribas Open, the first Masters 1000 of the season, scheduled on the Californian cement of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden (mountains of 9.415.725 dollars). The South Tyrolean champion, number 2 of the world and tabellon, defeated the Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the third round (n.39 Atp) with the score of 6-3 6-2, aged in an hour and 13 minutes of play, thus matching the 96 victories in the Masters 1000 by Fabio Fognini, the Italian with more matches won in this category of tournaments since 1990, when they were introduced in the calendar. “It wasn’t a third easy turn for me – he admitted the 24-year-old San Candido – Denis is left behind, and already this complicates the game, then he is a high-quality player who got great successes and is in shape. I started badly, immediately under a break, but I’m happy with how I managed the situation and how I raised the level.” “I appreciate these moments, it’s nice to be able to play in a stadium like this Central – Sinner added, protagonist also in double this edition with his friend Reilly Opelka with whom he won the title in Atlanta in 2021 – We worked so much, we stayed in the field many hours in the last week and a half. I’m satisfied with the work we’re trying to do, let’s try to transfer what we do in the game. Let’s see what will happen next round.” Thanks to the second success in three direct comparisons against the Canadian, 61st in the last 62 matches against opponents outside the Top 20 on the hard, Sinner is projected towards the challenge that is worth a place in the quarters against the Brazilian Joao Fonseca (35 Atp), able to eliminate for 6-2 6-3 the American Tommy Paul (24). On the third round, Flavio Cobolli raced: the Roman, n.15 of the Atp and seeding ranking, surrendered with a net 6-1 6-2, after an hour and 8 minutes of match, to the American Frances Tiafoe, n.22 Atp and 21st series head, which was so avenged of the defeat suffered in the final against the blue at Acapulco. Among the women, he lands at the eighth final Jasmine Paolini. The 30-year-old of Bagni di Lucca, number 7 of the international ranking and seeding, defeated in the 16th of the final Ajla Tomljanovic, number 85 of the world, with a score of 7-5 5-7 6-1, aged in two hours and 20 minutes of play. Paolini will compete against the American Talia Gibson, winner against Danish Clara Tauson for 7-6(2) 4-6 6-4.– Photo Ipa Agency – (ITALPRESS).
