ATP Antwerp: Sinner wins Italian derby against Musetti
Tournament favorite Jannik Sinner mastered his tricky opening task at the ATP Tour 250 event in Antwerp. Sinner beat his compatriot Lorenzo Musetti 7: 5 and 6: 2.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Oct 20, 2021, 08:50 pm
Sports comparisons between compatriots in tennis are usually a tricky thing, especially when the two opponents are in the same age group. Like Jannik Sinner, 20, who had to take on Lorenzo Musetti, 19, in the round of 16 in Antwerp. Musetti had already defeated a fellow countryman, in round one Gianluca Mager had to admit defeat to the teenager.
Sinner and Musetti - together with Matteo Berrettini that could promise a very glorious future in male tennis. And maybe the future is now. Berrettini has reached the final at Wimbledon this year, Sinner has already won three tournaments. One of them at the 500 event in Washington, Berretini hit London's Queen's Club in the same category. Which the latter almost guarantees qualification for the ATP final in Turin.
Sinner in the second sentence boss on the square
Sinner still has to go there. And even a championship in Antwerp would not be enough for one of the coveted places in the honey pot. In any case, Jannik Sinner would have taken the first meeting with Musetti on the ATP tour seriously, which was also noticeable in the reaction when Musetti sank a backhand volley in the net at set ball Sinner.
Up to this point the match was evenly balanced, but after the 7: 5 Sinner was clearly the boss on the court. And after 95 minutes of playing time the match ended to 6: 2. The South Tyrolean’s next opponent will be French Arthur Rinderknech on Friday.