Jannik Sinner goes to the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 tournament in Rotterdam, beating the Frenchman Gael Monfils in three sets,
and is preparing to face the Canadian Milos Raonic in the quarterfinals.
And what's more, with good prospects in terms of ranking.
In fact, from Doha comes the indication - not yet made official, underlines the federtennis - of the possible withdrawal of Medvedv, which would open the doors for Sinner to number 3 in the ATP ranking, with a place in the final in Rotterdam.
Against an opponent he expected to be tough to tame, Sinner had to give up a set, the second, after immediately breaking the first set for a comfortable 6-3.
In the second, the empty serve came in the fourth game, due to a couple of good responses from Monfils and a double fault on the break point which opened up the Frenchman's redemption with a draw, with the same score
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At 6-3 3-6, Sinner shifts into high gear again, takes the break and goes ahead of the match at 3-0, even allowing himself the luxury of wasting a second break but easily 'administering' the advantage until the 6-3 final.
For the South Tyrolean it is the twelfth victory out of twelve in 2024.
Jannik Sinner
Now the unprecedented challenge to Raonic, former world no.3 and now at 309, never met before.
And at the bottom of the board, in the lower part, the Russian Rublev.
Meanwhile, Holger Rune, the No. 3 seed in the draw, left the Dutch tournament, eliminated by the Kazakh No. 57 in the world Alexander Shevchenko, who won in three sets with a score of 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 .
For the Dane, who had already struggled against Safiullin on his first outing in Rotterdam, this was an unexpected misstep at the start of 2024 which, after the final in Brisbane in January, had highlighted his difficulties in finding optimal condition after the injuries suffered at the end of 203. For Shevchenko, the Dane is the highest ranked opponent he has ever beaten and now he will face the Bulgarian Dimitrov in the quarterfinals
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Speaking of form, Rafa Nadal has announced that he will not participate in the Qatar Open, the ATP 250 tournament which begins on February 19th in Doha, postponing his return to the field to the exhibition scheduled for March 3rd against Alcaraz in Las Vegas and then to the Masters 1000 of Indian Wells
." Speaking to the Spanish broadcaster La Sexta, Nadal said he could not predict how many tournaments he will be able to participate in this year. "I don't know what events I have left to play, but that said, there won't be many.
Roland Garros will be one of my goals.
I would also like to play in the Olympics." Daniil Medvedev could also withdraw from Doha, at least according to rumors which have not yet been officially confirmed. The Russian won last year in Qatar and if he were to miss out it would, as mentioned, open the way for Sinner to overtaking in the standings: at that point it would be enough for the South Tyrolean to reach the final in Rottederdam.
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