Jannik Sinner is candid: “I don’t know if I will play the round of 16.”
Jannik Sinner’s words after victory over McDonald
Jannik Sinner's adventure at the Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 continues. The South Tyrolean, in fact, è won in the second round over American Mackenzie McDonald with a score of 6-7 7-5 6-1, in a real marathon night that lasted two and a half hours and ended at 2:36 a.m.
In the first set, the first blow was beaten by the blue player, who managed to break his opponent's serve in the ninth game. However, the American immediately manages to bring the score back to even and accomplice a few too many errors of the South Tyrolean to win the first partial at the tie-break (8-6).
In the second set, the world No. 4 struggled to find rhythm, but managed to place the decisive break in the 12th game, closing the match at 7-5. In the third set, Sinner managed to raise the level of his tennis by immediately taking a 3-1 lead. The match then went downhill for the Azure, as McDonald totally collapsed finishing down 5-1.
In the round of 16, Jannik Sinner will face Alex De Minaur. However, in the post-match of the match, the Italian tennis player, complicit with the proximity of the Nitto ATP Finals, would not rule out the possibility of declaring forfeit, so as to preserve his physical condition and prevent possible injuries.
"I am a little bit’ tired but that fits, also becauseé I had a good week in Vienna. It è never easy to adapt quickly to different conditions as in this case. Also it wasnè t ideal for me to play soì late, but I thank the audience, even those from home who stayed up. "I honestly don’t know if I will play the round of 16. We will see how I feel tomorrow" these are the words of the South Tyrolean in the postgame.
