EThe number one in the world, the Italian Jannik Sinnerwas able to get out of the mess he got into against the Dutchman Tallon Greek track after losing a set and had to come back to get through the first round of the Halle tournament.
The premiere of the first favorite in the grass season required, in addition to the necessary adaptation, its best version at times. The San Candido tennis player won 6-7 (8), 6-3 and 6-2 after two hours and twenty minutes against a less pressured opponent who went from more to less.
Sinner has always been able to handle the Dutchman, who had already exercised on grass last week in Bolduque. He had already beaten him in the four previous duels, all on hard courts. Two of them this 2024.
In fact, one of the two titles on the record of the 27-year-old Haarlem player is on this surface, in Bolduque in 2023.
The talent and solidity of the transalpine ended up prevailing and Sinner advanced to the second round of the tournament, in which Hungarian Fabian Marozsan awaits him.
Winner of three titles this season, Sinner survives in Halle, just like the American Christopher EubanksSpanish executioner Pedro Martinez (6-3 and 6-4) and who will play against the current champion of the tournament, the Kazakh Alexander Bublik,seventh seed, who eliminated the Australian Max Purcell by 7-6 (1) and 6-4.
Rublev’s defeat
They also won the French Arthur Sonwho signed a double 6-4 against the Czech Tomas Machac and he met with the German Dominik Koepferand the Australian James Duckworthwho obtained the same score against the Brazilian Joao Fonseca and became the rival of polcao Hubert Hurkaczfifth favorite.
The surprise of the session was the Russian’s goodbye Andrey Rublev, defeated by the American Marcos Giron by 6-4 and 7-6 (5).
