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Roland Garros, 1/8 final
Alexander Zverev – Yannick Siner 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 3-6
Yannick Siner created one of today’s sensations at Roland Garros, eliminating World No. 7 Alexander Zverev after winning four sets. The young Italian was not afraid of his famous rival and played a great match, which earned him the right to play against Rafael Nadal in the next phase.
The two opponents traded a game early, after which Sinner made the first breakthrough in the match and led 4-1. Zverev responded with a game to nil, but the Italian regained the initiative by increasing his lead to 5-2. A second game from scratch followed for the US Open finalist, after which it was time for the extremely dramatic ninth game.
Zverev missed three break points until Siner took two chances to end the set. In the end, the Italian took his third chance and went ahead after 6-3.
Alexander Zverev took the lead in the second set, Siner recorded a game to nil, then made another drive and took a 3-1 lead. The game advanced game by game to a score of 4-3 for Sinner, as the world’s 75th made a decisive breakthrough and won the next two games, thus doubling their lead in the sets.
In the third set, contrary to the development of the game, Zverev made an early breakthrough and won three of the first four games. Rather than make Siner desperate, this made him even more ambitious and the Italian played one of his strongest periods in the match, turning a full turn and leading 4-3. However, Zverev responded to the challenge and made a breakthrough.
In the tenth game, the German missed five points to win the set, but on his sixth attempt he finally achieved his goal and formed the final 6-4.
In good company
At 19 years and 56 days, Sinner is the youngest player to reach the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam since Novak Djokovic in 2006.#Roland Garros pic.twitter.com/D2gItNhi8e
– Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) October 4, 2020
Syner broke his opponent’s strong drive with a break early in the fourth set, allowing him to lead 3-0. Zverev did everything in his power to change the course of events, but this time the German did not have the strength to turn around and Sinner won the set 6-3, thus arranging a meeting with Rafael Nadal in the next phase. .
Thus, at the age of 19 years and 56 days, Yannick Siner is the second youngest player to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament. The man slightly ahead of the Italian is Novak Djokovic, who reached the round of 16 at Roland Garros in 2006.
Furthermore, Sinner is the first rookie since 2005 to reach the Roland Garros quarter-finals on his debut. Then his next opponent, Rafael Nadal, did.
TennisKafe.com
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