ROME (ITALPRESS) – Jannik Sinner has been greeted with tremendous warmth by tennis fans in Beijing. This is evidenced by the video posted by the South Tyrolean player himself on social media and also by his latest message posted on “X”: “Great to be back… China Open,” meaning “It’s great to be back here.” The Italian, world number one, is about to play the Atp 500 in the Chinese capital, where he triumphed last year, beginning his ride to the top of the world rankings. Sinner, who is clearly the number one seed, will play in the first round against Nicolas Jarry, 28 in the Atp rankings, faced only once in his career, in the “distant” 2019, in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, on grass, with success in two sets by the Chilean.Then, three other Italian nationals are competing. Tuscany’s Lorenzo Musetti, the tournament’s seventh-strongest player, awaits a qualifier; Roman adoptee Flavio Cobolli will play on debut against Kazakhstan’s Aleksandr Bublik; Piedmont’s Lorenzo Sonego will make his Beijing debut against France’s Adrian Mannarino.- photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
