MADRID (Spain) – The wait is over, Jannik Sinner is ready to take the field in the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid. The South Tyrolean tennis player – seeded nº 1 – will have the opportunity to face Lorenzo Sonego in his debut match, in an all-Italian derby.
1.38pm
Sinner-Sonego: 3-1
Winning smash by Sonego. Sinner makes a mistake sending the forehand to the baseline. Sinner finds a good response on Sonego’s second serve. First ace of the match for Sonego. Sinner manages the exchange best. Sonego makes a mistake by shooting his backhand into the net: parity. Another mistake from Sonego: break point for Sinner. Sonego makes another mistake, Sinner scores the break
1.31pm
Sinner-Sonego: 2-1
Sonego looks for a crosscourt forehand that ends up at the baseline. Excellent cross-court forehand from Sinner. Another point from Sinner after a good serve. Sinner concedes nothing: game scoreless for the South Tyrolean
1.28pm
Sinner-Sonego: 1-1
Sonego makes an elementary mistake. Then he charges the serve finding a winning serve. Sinner concedes nothing and wins a point on the net. Sinner misses the return on Sonego’s serve. Sinner continues to be relentless: break point for the South Tyrolean. Sonego places the forehand down the line after a good serve: parity. Sinner’s mistake in the exchange. Sinner’s forehand ends up on the tape, Sonego wins the first game of the match.
1.23pm
Sinner-Sonego: 1-0
Smash by Sinner at the opening of the second set. Yet another mistake with the short ball for Sonego who has never managed to get into the game so far. Sonego makes another mistake by shooting his backhand into the net. A good response from Sonego leads Sinner to make an error. Sonego looks for the short ball again: yet another mistake.
1.16pm
Sinner-Sonego: 6-0
Sonego misses the short ball: another mistake. Sonego at the mercy of the opponent, straight to the baseline. Sinner hits Sonego’s serve. Serve & volley for Sonego who finds another point. Another wrong short ball from Sonego: break point and set point for Sinner. Sonego ends a disastrous set with a double fault. The first set ends in twenty-six minutes.
1.11pm
Sinner-Sonego: 5-0
Sinner misses the forehand. Another mistake at the net by the South Tyrolean. Sonego’s backhand doesn’t pass. Sinner manages the exchange well and in the end gets the point. Another excellent point from Sinner who puts pressure on his opponent and then closes the exchange by going to the net. Sonego finds the right depth, Sinner doesn’t respond: parity. Sinner’s winning serve. Sonego looks for the short ball, Sinner intuits and closes the exchange with an uncatchable long line
1.04pm
Sinner-Sonego: 4-0
Sonego tries to surprise Sinner, but the lob goes out wide. Another forehand to the baseline for the Turin tennis player. Another mistake for Sonego: disastrous start. Sonego cancels Sinner’s first break point. Sonego hits a good first serve on which Sinner misses the return. Sinner manages the exchange and closes by going to the net.
12.59pm
Sinner-Sonego: 3-0
Sonego misses the return on Sinner’s serve. Another backhand error from Sonego. Excellent short ball from Sonego that surprises Sinner. Sinner comes down to the net and finds an excellent angle. Sonego misses the forehand, Sinner brings home another game
12.55pm
Sinner-Sonego: 2-0
Sonego’s forehand hits the net as he didn’t start this match off in the best way. Another mistake in the exchange for the Turin tennis player who has not yet won a point. Sinner comes down to the net, Sonego misses the crosscourt forehand. Three break points for Sinner. Another mistake from Sonego, Sinner scores the break
12.52pm
Sinner-Sonego: 1-0
Sinner immediately started off in the best possible way, winning the first point of the game. Sonego is imprecise. Another mistake by Sonego in the exchange. Sonego misses his backhand, Sinner wins the first game
12.50pm
Sinner-Sonego: the match begins
The match has begun, Sinnner serving.
12.45pm
Sinner won the toss
The South Tyrolean tennis player won the toss and chose to serve. The warm-up begins for the two tennis players, in a few minutes the match between Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Sonego will begin.
12.43pm
Sinner-Sonego, whoever wins finds Kotov or Thompson
The winner of the challenge between Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Sonego will have the opportunity to meet the winner of the challenge between the Russian Pavel Kotov or the Australian Jordan Thompson scheduled for the afternoon.
half past twelve
ATP Madrid, the other Italians on the pitch
In addition to the derby between Sinner and Sonego, two other Italians will take to the field in today’s program: Matteo Arnaldi will challenge the Russian Daniil Medvedev in the afternoon, while Flavio Cobolli will face the Chilean Nicolas Jarry.
12.15pm
Sinner, the 2024 budget
in this calendar year Jannik Sinner has played 27 matches with a balance of 25 victories and 2 defeats against the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
12:00 pm
Lorenzo Sonego’s first round
Lorenzo Sonego won his first match at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid by beating the Frenchman Richard Gasquet in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 7-5.
11.50am
Sinner, seeded nº 1 of the tournament
Jannik Sinner, second in the world rankings, is the number one seed in the Madrid tournament: the absence of Novak Djokovic has allowed the Italian to have the best possible draw in this Masters 1000.
11.45am
Sinner-Sonego, indoor field
In Madrid it has been raining since the early hours of the morning, the match between Sinner and Sonego – expected on the Manolo Santana pitch – could be played with the roof of the closed facility. Barring last-minute second thoughts, the Italian derby will be played indoors.
11.40am
Sinner-Sonego, the balance sheet
The two Italian tennis players have already faced each other on four occasions, and the balance sees four successes for Jannik Sinner who beat Lorenzo Sonego in Montpellier, Halle, at the US Open and in Vienna. Today’s is the first challenge on red clay.
