ATP Sofia: Jannik Sinner and Gael Monfils fix dream finals
With the Italian Jannik Sinner and the French Gael Monfils , the two top seeded players are in the final of the ATP World Tour 250 tournament in Sofia.
by tennisnet.com
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Oct 02, 2021, 08:46 pm
Dream finals for the spectators of the ATP World Tour 250 event in Sofia: Both Gael Monfils and Jannik Sinner have won their semi-finals at the indoor hard court event in the Bulgarian capital and will battle it out for the top two players in the final on Sunday face. In direct head-to-head, the world number 14 leads. from South Tyrol with 2: 1. The two last met in the third round of this year's US Open, the five-set game saw Sinner as the winner.
Initially, Monfils was able to achieve an ultimately safe 7: 5, -6: 0 win despite a botched start against the American Marcos Giron, while Sinner won against his occasional training partner Filip Krajinovic in his 6: 3, -7: 5 victory from Serbia overall did much more difficult. "It was a tough match," said the 20-year-old in the on-court interview right after the game. "I just tried to stay positive."
Sinner in the "Race to Turin" already in 10th place
Sinner has great respect for his opponent in the final tomorrow: “We always have close matches. It's the fourth time we've played against each other. We had a really tight box at the US Open in the fifth set. He's a great player, everyone knows that. He moves great, which of course benefits him. It will certainly not be easy, but I can be happy to be here in the final and I will enjoy it. "
The 35-year-old Frenchman is playing for his eleventh ATP Tour title, Sinner (including his success at the “Next Gen Finals” 2019) for his fifth tournament success. The young man from Innichen will be in tenth place in the “Race to Turin” starting Monday.