How does Sinner’s scoreboard change in Madrid with the elimination of Tsitsipas: is Nadal a bogeyman?

Jannik Sinner he showed up from seeded n.1 to the Masters1000 of Madrid in his debut of the Spanish tournament. A welcome novelty, the result of the defection of Novak Djokovic, in a particular tournament in which the South Tyrolean had said he wasn’t at the top. The workload to which he was subjected was thought to have been an obstacle, but in today’s match against Lorenzo Sonego, he was not seen.

Of course, the Piedmontese tennis player’s performance was very subdued, but the ATP no.2 showed great solidity. In the third round the Australian Jordan Thompson or Russian Pavel Kotov will present themselves, while the Russian will be in the round of 16 Karen Khachanov or Chilean Nicholas Jarry/Flavio Cobolli they are among those most expected to hinder the 22-year-old from Pustertal.

In the quarter-finals the most qualified rival is the Norwegian Casper Ruud, winner of the Barcelona tournament. Alternatively you can consider Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrovthe French Adrian Mannarino and the British Cameron Norrie. In a possible semi-final the name of the Russian Daniil Medvedev it comes naturally due to the top seed he represents, but we know how and how much the Muscovite struggles on the chopped brick. For this reason, we will see if other names will manage to fit in, such as Alex de Minaur, Ben Shelton or, who knows, Rafa Nadal. There will not be Stefanos TsitsipasHowever, he was surprisingly eliminated today by the Brazilian Thiago Monteiro in straight sets.

Closing the circle, the possible intersection in the final act with Carlos Alcaraz is a bit of a tease, being the Iberian winner of the last two editions, but it is also worth understanding the state of health of Carlitos, who is suffering from pain in his right arm. The other possible rivals are therefore Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev and Holger Rune.