Score of 6-0 6-3 in 1h and 10′ in favor of the world number 2 making his debut on Spanish clay
April 27, 2024
Jannik Sinnernumber 2 in the world, at the debut of the Mutua Madrid Open, Masters ATP 1000, wins the Italian derby against Lorenzo Sonego, number 52 in the ATP rankings, beats his Davis Cup teammate with a score of 6-0 6-3 in 1 hour and 10 minutes and reaches the third round. For Sinner it is the thirteenth consecutive derby won on the ATP circuit.
Sinner: “It’s never easy to play with Sonego, there’s a deep friendship”
“I started well, very solid, he was a bit too hasty, I remained calm. These are difficult games to play because we are very good friends, we have a deep friendship, we play together in Davis and this makes everything more difficult, mentally I tried to isolate the friendship part. We have great respect between us.” Thus the Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner, winner of the derby against Lorenzo Sonego valid for the third round of the ATP Open in Madrid.
For Sinner this is the 26th victory of the season. “Playing against Lorenzo is not easy, he made a lot of mistakes and he didn’t feel very good. Let’s see what happens in the next round. I wish him good luck, he is experiencing a different moment in his career and I wish him the best. In the last two years I have improved a lot, I can still improve, tomorrow is a training day to find a better feeling on the pitch,” he concluded.
Monteiro eliminates Tsitsipas in the 2nd round
First surprise in the Mutua Madrid Open, the Masters 1000 tournament which is played on the clay courts at the Caja Magica in the Spanish capital. Stefanos Tsitsipas, winner of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000, lost in the second round against the Brazilian Thiago Monteiro, number 118 in the ATP ranking, coming from the qualifiers, with a double 6-4 in an hour and 37 minutes of play.
