Tennis, Sinner advances in Indian Wells and waits for Musetti

INDIAN WELLS – For a Matteo Berrettini forced to leave the scene prematurely, there is a Jannik Sinner who advances with authority. He beats the Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-3, 7-6 and then allows himself the luxury of saying, in essence, “I held on to it”. Adding that he could have shot and played harder, “but you have to find the right balance between aggression and control.”

As if to say, if we were in Formula 1, which – given the situation of the GP – Sinner has put its engine in conservative mode, so as not to waste tyres, energy and legs.

The fact is that Jannik Sinner is a boy who measures out words, weighs them one by one. And if he says something like this he means that he is in top shape, that he is taking a further step in growth.

Then the facts, and other opponents, will tell if all this is true. It remains a convincing, authoritative victory. In an important location, a Masters 1000. Now Sinner has given Italy the lead in a sort of Italy-France match, because now he awaits the winner of the match between Musetti and Mannarino in the third round. We’ll see if it will be a derby, with the carrarino having to face an anomalous tennis player, a volley player and also a left-handed player. If he manages to defend himself well, and to stem him, we’ll enjoy an all-blue show on Monday.