Tennis, in Miami Sinner surpasses Dimitrov: in the round of 16 he will meet Rublev
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Avanti Sinner: with personality, character, despite some flaws and with a pinch of unprecedented serve & volley, in Miami he evaporates Grigor Dimitrov’s bubbles in two sets (6-3 6-4), more fought than the score suggests . Suffering a bit in the second set when the Bulgarian was twice ahead by a break, but never really shaking. In the eighth tomorrow the Italian number one will thus meet Andrey Rublev, who left three games to the Serbian Kecmanovic (6-1 6-2).
A Sinner with more muscles than a few months ago, the same determination as always, maybe a few mistakes too many (19 free ones) but with the great quality, one of his best, of never hiding in the moments that matter. The difference lies here, and in return games played with intensity, in the face of low percentages in the service of the Bulgarian (just 55 of first balls).
“It was the first time I played in the evening,” says Jannik. «I had never even trained at this time, I’m satisfied with my match. I got off to a good start, especially on serve. Grigor has great talent, in the second set he raised the level, but I remained aggressive in response, especially on his second set ».
In a crucial passage of the second set came the decision to bat and go down to break Dimitrov’s rhythm. «Serve & volleyball? I work a lot on these patterns in training, using them in matches is something new for me. I was struggling with the service, I tried it, and I felt at ease. This time I did it once, maybe next time it will be twice…».
With Rublev, number 7 in the world, the precedents are tied, two each, but both of the Russian’s victories came due to Sinner’s retirement, in 2020 in Vienna and last year at Roland Garros, while Jannik won both on the land of Barcelona, in 2021, and on that of Monte Carlo in 2022.
Today night, not before 24 in Italy (TV on Sky Sport), Lorenzo Sonego returns to the field, facing the number 14 Atp Frances Tiafoe. One each the precedents, both dating back to 2022: victory of the American in Bercy, revenge of Sonny in the Davis Cup quarter-finals in Malaga.
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