Roland Garros, Jannik Sinner holds off Grigor Dimitrov even in second set
Jannik Sinner one set away from Roland Garros semifinals
The march of Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros underway on Tuesday continues apace: after winning the first fraction 6-2, the South Tyrolean also won the second set of the match against Grigor Dimitrov, this time by 6 games to 4, thus getting him one set away from the semifinals of the Paris tournament.
Sinner takes full advantage of the break that he immediately places at the beginning of the second set: Dimitrov tries to react but the distance is maintained until the tenth, decisive game that the San Candido native makes his own by already taking advantage of the first ball for the set.
Sinner è made it to the quarterfinals of Roland Garros by beating, one after another, American Christopher Eubanks 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-2, 6-4, Russian Pavel Kotov 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 and the other transalpine Corentin Moutet 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.
Dimitrov, on the other hand, overcame, in the previous rounds, American Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, Hungary's Fabian Maroszan 6-0, 6-3, 6-4, Belgium's Zizou Bergs 6-3, 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4 and finally Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(5), 6-4, 7-6(3), in a very hard-fought match.
