Jannik Sinner, the world’s number one, won the straight-sets match on Tuesday at the Halle Open after suffering agonizing French Open defeat to Carlos Alcaraz.
Just over a week after his five-hour, 29-minute loss to Alcaraz at Roland Garros, the 23-year-old defeated Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann 7-5, 6-3, on the Halle grass.
Sinner broke in the final set game and once more in the second to defeat Hanfmann, who is ranked 138th overall.
After the victory, Sinner declared on court, “I’m very happy about my performance.
Anything could happen after the first set, which could have turned into a tie-break.
Let’s see what comes up in the next round because first matches are never easy on grass like second and third matches are.
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On Thursday, Sinner, who won the previous year’s tournament, will face Alexander Bublik, who was the 2023 Halle champion, in the last 16. In the Roland Garros quarter-finals earlier this month, he defeated Bublik in three sets.
After losing five sets to Alcaraz at the French Open, Sinner admitted to having “a few sleepless nights” before the Wimbledon warm-up event.
On Wednesday, world number three Alexander Zverev, a two-time Halle champion, launches his campaign against Marcos Giron, a native of Argentina.
Source: Channels TV
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