Jannik Sinner has passed the first round of the "Mutua Madrid Open", fourth Masters 1000 of the season, with a prize pool of 6,744,165 euros, which is being played on clay in the "Caja Magica" of the Spanish capital.
The 20-year-old from Sesto Pusteria, 12 in the ranking and 10 in the seeding, beat the American Tommy Paul, n. .35 ATP, canceling three match-points in the second set (two in the ninth game and one in the twelfth).
In the second round Sinner will find the Australian Alex Del Minaur (# 22 ATP), semifinalist in Barcelona last week.