Jannik Sinner

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Crushing the light, stalking the night
Deadly sinners always win
Kill the tyrant's endless conquest
With no mercy, straight for his heart...

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Earlier on day three, #NextGenATP Italian Jannik Sinner was on course for a routine win when Guido Pella retired due to a right leg complaint in the ninth game of the second set. The 19-year-old Sinner was leading 6-2, 4-4.

Sinner, who captured his second ATP Tour title at the Great Ocean Road Open (d. Travaglia) in February and is now 19-7 on the season, won seven straight games from 2-2 in the first set to 3-0 in the second set. He will next play last week’s BMW Open finalist Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany or Australian qualifier Alexei Popyrin, who won his first trophy at the Singapore Tennis Open (d. Bublik) three months ago.

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ATP Madryt 2021 R2:

16 Grigor Dimitrov 2576
17 Jannik Sinner 2545
18 Hubert Hurkacz 2543

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My Pandemic: Sinner Raises Mental Health Awareness

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The Italian talks lockdown in Monaco, new Instagram series and more
As the world still deals with the impact of COVID-19, Jannik Sinner is doing his part to raise mental health awareness. The 19-year-old Italian recently spoke about the pandemic, mental health and the launch of his Instagram series, “What’s Kept You Moving”.

“Mental health is important,” Sinner said. “Many people don’t speak about that, so I would like to speak a little bit more about that.”

The World No. 18 spent the lockdown trying to stay in shape from the confines of his Monaco apartment with the help of a fitness trainer from the Piatti Tennis Center.

“I have to say it was tough,” Sinner said. “What I missed the most was touching the ball, feeling the ball especially hearing the ball.”

The #NextGenATP star’s family members contracted COVID-19, making tennis a second priority to health.

“For me, the most important thing was my family,” the teenager said. “Everyone had COVID in my family, but everyone is safe now so I’m very glad and happy that everyone survived that.”

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Sinner would rejoin the tour in August and finish the 2020 season on a high note by winning his first ATP Tour title in Sofia. He’d start 2021 with a second title, at the Great Ocean Road Open. After reaching his first ATP Masters 1000 final in Miami and appearing in the semi-finals in Barcelona, Sinner made his Top 20 debut.

As his star rises on court, Sinner wants to use his growing platform to increase mental health awareness, especially in young people.

“I think many young people don’t talk much about tough situations in their lives. It doesn’t have to be only COVID, but all the rest together,” Sinner said. “I think if you have a great family behind you, don’t be scared about talking with them about everything. You have to be honest with yourself, even if it hurts trying to speak about that. I think it’s not only in normal life, but even if you play sports, the mental part is maybe the most important thing you have in your life.”

His Instagram series has seen him speak with sports figures about how their life has changed because of the pandemic.

“I think it’s very interesting to see other people’s opinions,” Sinner said. “I’m looking forward to speaking with normal people with normal jobs. Just trying to mix it up as much as possible.”

This week in Madrid, he’s into the second round after Guido Pella retired while Sinner was leading 6-2, 4-4. Sinner will next take on Alexei Popyrin Wednesday.

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No Place Like Rome For #NextGenATP Sinner

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Italian to face Humbert in Rome opener
#NextGenATP Italian Jannik Sinner continues to climb to new heights in 2021, from reaching his first final in Miami to a new career-high FedEx ATP Ranking. But amid a season of first times and tournament debuts, the 19-year-old is just looking forward to being back on familiar turf at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.

Sinner broke into the Top 20 of the FedEx ATP Rankings for the first time after his final run at the Miami Open presented by Itau, where he reached his first Masters 1000 final. The Italian, who claimed his second tour-level title at the Great Ocean Road Open in February, went on to reach the second-round at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters and semi-finals at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.

One thing all of these tournaments had in common for Sinner? He was playing each one for the first time, and had to adapt to a new venue and new conditions as he navigated his first full season inside the ATP’s Top 100.

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“Obviously I think the past couple of weeks have been quite good, I have to say, starting from Miami then coming back on clay,” Sinner reflected in his pre-tournament press conference. “I actually played the first week quite well in Monte-Carlo. So [it] gave me a little bit of confidence for Barcelona and I played some good matches there.

“But at the end of the day, these were all new tournaments for me. I never played Miami or Monte-Carlo. It's good for me, making experience. With my age and what I'm doing right now, it's [about] trying to improve day after day.”

The 19-year-old is relishing the opportunity to be back at the Foro Italico to compete in his ‘home tournament’. Rome is the only ATP Masters 1000 event where Sinner has contested the main draw before this season, with a second-round finish in 2019 (l. Tsitsipas) and a run to the third round (l. Dimitrov) last year (both times with a wild card).

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At the 2020 edition, Sinner turned heads with a roller coaster victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round. The Italian triumphed 6-1, 6-7(9), 6-2, avenging his defeat to the Greek player in the previous edition.

“Here in Rome, especially for Italian players, it's like a home tournament,” Sinner said. “At the end of the day people know you a little bit better. For me, it's one of the most beautiful tournaments that we are going to play each year. It's nice to be here. I like the conditions. Rome is a little bit [later] in the beginning of the clay season, so everybody gets a little bit used to the conditions. It's nice to be here."

Sinner will face Ugo Humbert in his opening match in Rome. Humbert owns a 1-0 lead in his ATP Head2Head rivalry against Sinner after defeating the Italian 4-3, 3-4, 4-2, 4-2 at the 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals.

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Sinner Sets Up Nadal Blockbuster In Rome Second Round

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Italian will meet Spanish star on Wednesday for a second meeting
Jannik Sinner set up a blockbuster second-round clash against Rafael Nadal, the nine-time former champion, at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Monday afternoon.

The #NextGenATP Italian recorded his 20th match win of the season by moving past Ugo Humbert of France 6-2, 6-4 in 90 minutes on Center Court at the Foro Italico.

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The 19-year-old will now meet his training partner in Australia three months ago. The pair met for the first time in October last year in the Roland Garros quarter-finals, which Nadal won 7-6(4), 6-4, 6-1.

Sinner overpowered Humbert with his returns to gain an early break in the third game. Humbert tried to match the World No. 18 from the baseline but was unable to find a way back in the one-sided first set.


Humbert was gifted a 2-0 lead in the second set, courtesy of a double fault, but Sinner immediately responded in a run of four straight games for a 4-2 advantage. The Italian hit 14 winners and won 13 of 15 points in rallies over nine shots.

Elsewhere, 2016 semi-finalist Kei Nishikori got off to a strong start in both sets to beat home favourite Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-4 in 80 minutes. The Japanese star lost just five of his first-service points (23/28) and he will now play Spanish No. 11 seed Pablo Carreno Busta in the second round.

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Rzym21 R2:

16 Milos Raonic 2518
17 Jannik Sinner 2500
18 Hubert Hurkacz 2498

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