INDIAN WELLS (USA) (ITALPRESS) – Mission accomplished for Jannik Sinner. The number 2 of the world folds in two sets Joao Fonseca and accesses the quarterfinals of the Bnp Paribas Open, the first Masters 1000 of the season, in progress on the Californian cement of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden (mountains of 9.415.725 dollars), which especially in the first part really makes a great figure. The Italian imposes 76(6) 76(4), after having saved three sets points in a row in the tie-break and remains alone in the head of the ranking by number of victories in the Masters 1000 among the Italian players (97, passed Fognini).
Thanks to the success against the Brazilian (35 Atp), the 62nd in the 63 games played on the hard against opponents outside the Top 20, Sinner reached the quarterfinals for the 19th time in a Masters 1000. He will play against Learner Tien (27 Atp), who saved two matches point at Spanish Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (19) before celebrating the first quarter of a career final in this tournament category. They met in 2025 in the final in Beijing, the first for the American, then the youngest finalist in an Atp 500 since Holger Rune (disconfitted in Basel in 2022). A storyless ending, won by Sinner 62.
“Being as aggressive as possible was the key to victory.” Jannik Sinner commented on his success in two tie-breaks in the first direct confrontation with Joao Fonseca in the anticipated 8th final of the Bnp Paribas Open, the Masters 1000 of Indian Wells, who did not betray expectations. “Joao is an incredible player, he has a great talent, he is very powerful on both sides. He served very well. I dropped a bit of intensity at the end of the second set, but he played an incredible tennis and the atmosphere was fantastic”, the words reported by Supertennis of number 1 blue, Italian primatista for matches won in the Masters 1000.
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