Wimbledon: Jannik Sinner rallies at the toughest moment: 2-0 over Borges

Jannik Sinner rallies in the toughest moment: after winning the first set 7-6 in a tiebreak, the Italian tennis player has to fight hard to prevail over Nuno Borges in the second set of their second-round match at Wimbledon. After conceding a break, the star from Sesto Pusteria broke back in the tenth game and also took the second set in a tiebreak. The best-of-five match on Center Court now stands at 2-0 in Sinner’s favor, but what a struggle it’s been for the Italian.

The first set flew by, with serves dominating the action. Apart from the first game, when he was forced to save three break points, Borges was very solid on serve and gave the world No. 1 no chances. In contrast, the South Tyrolean champion was relentless (with 7 aces and no break points conceded to the Portuguese player) and almost always held serve to love. The set quickly goes to a tiebreak, where the Italian breaks the deadlock, winning 7-4.

Sinner struggles on serve in the second set: he drops his serve in the third game after a series of uncharacteristic errors, including his first double fault of the match. Borges held his serve firmly until the tenth game; then he left an opening, and the South Tyrolean immediately capitalized on the break point, leveling the score at his most difficult moment. So it went to another tiebreak: once again, Sinner kept his cool and won this tiebreak as well, 7-2.