Good first for Sinner in Beijing

BEIJING (CHINA) (ITALPRESS) – A shuddering debut for Jannik Sinner at the “China Open,” a $3,720,165 Atp 500 being played on the hard courts of Beijing’s Olympic Green Tennis Center. The Italian outfielder, in his first outing since winning the Us Open, conceded the first set to Chilean Nicolas Jarry, world number 28 and who had beaten him in the only previous direct confrontation on the grass of ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2019, but in the end he came out on top: 4-6 6-3 6-1 was the score that rewarded the 23-year-old from South Tyrol, the defending champion.Sinner, chasing his seventh title of the season and with a score of 76 wins and just 7 losses in the last 52 weeks, now awaits to know his next opponent in the second round who will emerge from the match between Roman Safiullin and Stan Wawrinka.- photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).