Australian Open, Sinner beats Edmund 3-0 and is in the 2nd round

Well begun is half done. If the famous saying were to be true, then Jannik Sinner should be happy considering his performance in the Australian Open debut against Kyle Edmund. Jannik, on the cement of the Caine Arena, gets away 3-0 in just under two hours against an opponent, it must be said, on the field with a protected ranking after being out for 20 months for three operations on his left knee and whose limits in athletic endurance they are seen. “I’m delighted to be here again – said Sinner after the match -. I’m happy that Edmund is back playing and I wish him the best. I had some difficulty finishing the match but it went well”. Last year in Melbourne he reached the quarterfinals: “I like playing here, the main courts are a bit slower but I like the conditions a lot.”

The match

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The first breakpoint of the match belongs to the South Tyrolean who lengthens the exchanges and tries to take advantage of his rival’s not excellent athletic condition. He manages to save himself and goes to the field change at 2-1. Another opportunity for Jannik to take the lead in the 5th game: this time Edmund’s service-forehand combination has no effect and the South Tyrolean puts his head in front for the 3-2. As often happens, Sinner does not hold the wheel firmly and gives Edmund the ball for the counterbreak. He saves himself with his serve but it’s not over, the Briton tries again with a second chance but Jannik manages to keep his concentration and therefore the 4-2 advantage. At 5-3 Edmund from 30-0 gets back together and with a double fault he concedes the set point to the blue. Jannik fails to take advantage of it, he goes to serve for the set at 5-4 always with his break ahead. At 30-0 Jannik commits a double fault, then Edmund gives away with a backhand error and Sinner closes the 6-4 after 49 minutes. In the second set Jannik tries to ride the wave of the first set, with two buffers he earns as many points and immediately a break point. The Briton defends himself who then, at the second opportunity, has to bow to the South Tyrolean who breaks his serve. Safer, less foul, Sinner confirms the break to zero in one minute and 18 “. Tired and disheartened Edmund starts badly even in the third game, manages to recover up to 30-30 but in the end he still has to concede weapons to his rival ahead of a double break at 3-0. He extends Simone Vagnozzi’s pupil to 4-0 who just after last year’s Australian Open had taken over from Riccardo Piatti in the technical management of the player. Edmund can’t think, the speed of Jannik’s ball leaves no breath. In the 5th game he has the ball for 4-1 but Sinner’s response is a tracer and he returns to a draw, not only that but Jannik breaks his rival’s serve for the third time, now running out of energy and one step away from the bagel, 5 -0. This time it takes Jannik 27 minutes to get up 2-0. Very difficult for Edmund to recover in the third.

The epilogue

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And in fact Sinner is a jackhammer, he starts with a break this time too. The Briton is commendable as he continues to stay on the field and try to fight, but really has no room for manoeuvre. If he’s not the one who makes a mistake, Sinner sinks with a winner. In the fifth game, the former top 20 finally manages to stop the game bleeding and shortens, so to speak, to 4-1. In the next game Edmund takes advantage of a somewhat reckless attack on the net by Sinner to review a break point. But the mirage vanishes immediately, we go back to the advantages and Jannik is not very precise, he gives another break point to his rival and after having had the opportunity to make it 5-1, he allows the Briton to shorten 4-2. Sinner’s reaction was excellent, who immediately recovers the lost game and goes to serve for the match. Jannik wastes two match points and also gives Edmund the ball to make it 5-3. He gets away with an ace and immediately gets a third match point, but once again fails to close. He also wastes the fourth match point and again it is the Briton who has the chance to close the game. Another ace, more advantages, one more match point, the fifth, which doesn’t score. He finally closes it on the sixth occasion for 6-4 6-0 6-2 in one hour and 56 minutes.

Blue night

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There is still a lot of Italy in the night: Sonego-Borges will be the third match on court 6 (estimated start for 5), Musetti-Harris the fourth match on court 14 (not before 6) and Cocciaretto-Rybakina fourth match on the court 13, also in this case not before 6 in Italy.