ATP Beijing, Jannik Sinner in the round of 16: beat Daniel Evans
ATP Beijing, Jannik Sinner suffers, but advances to the round of 16: beat Daniel Evans
More complicated than expected debut in Beijing for Jannik Sinner. The South Tyrolean, in fact, è won in three sets with a score of 6-4 6-7 6-3 over Britain’s Daniel Evans in almost three hours of play.
In the first partial, the Italian number one managed to impose his rhythm right from the start, placing the decisive break in the fifth game, which he managed to maintain until the end, closing the set with the score of 6-4.
The second set opened along the same lines as the first with the world number seven managing to break serve from his rival in the third game, managing to gain the opportunity to serve for the match at 5-4. However, the San Candido native failed to close out the match suffering a counter-break to zero by Evans. The Briton, then, thanks to a perfect tie-break managed to bring the match back to even;.
The third partial, however, è characterized by much balance. After a break and counterbreak in the opening, Jannik Sinner è forced to call the physiotherapist for a left thigh problem. Despite the physical woes, the South Tyrolean managed to stay in touch in the match and place the decisive break in the eighth game.
In the round of 16, the Italian number one will face the winner of the match between Japan's Nishioka and China's Shang.
