ATP Cincinnati: a young U.S. man on the road to Jannik Sinner

There is no history between the two challengers

Jannik Sinner begins the Cincinnati tournament today. Reduced by his elimination, in the quarterfinals, in Montreal, the Italian wants to sweep away all doubts about his physical condition and make a good path to better prepare himself for the upcoming US Open, a Slam he cares about particularly.

The South Tyrolean's debut at the last Masters 1000 before the US Open will be just against a U.S. player, namely Alex Michelsen. In the first round, he è disposed of Tallon Griekspoor at the end of three hard-fought sets and will now face the world number 1.

Class of 2004, Alex Michelsen, after winning a few titles in the minor circuits, is beginning to be respected even "among the bigs". In July, he reached the number 55 position in the ATP ranking, confirming that he has what it takes to aim for something big.

There is no history between the two challengers. Jannik Sinner has no intention of going easy on the young American. As number 1 in the world and in the men’s draw, he wants to win and convince. It should be remembered that no Italian has ever won the title in Cincinnati or reached the final. He will try; Jannik Sinner, eager to silence those who are beginning to doubt his physical fitness.