Báez was no match for a Sinner who crushed him at the Australian Open

Sebastián Báez (29th) felt like he was in a shaker and was shaken by the regularity and solidity of the Italian Jannik Sinner (4th), who categorically defeated him 6-0, 6-1 and 6-3 in the third round of the Australian Open taking place at Melbourne Park.

In this way, only one Argentine was left in competition in this first Grand Slam of the year and it is Tomás Etcheverry from La Plata (32nd), who from 5 this Friday will be in the last turn of the day, and for the same reason, with the Serbian Novak Djokovic (1st).

Sinner booked a ticket to the fourth round of the 2024 Australian Open with a masterclass. The Major’s fourth seed was in the driver’s seat at all timeslosing just ten points on serve before securing victory in 1 hour and 52 minutes.

The Italian has reached the round of 16 in Melbourne for the third consecutive year and on Sunday he will face the Russian Karen Khachanov (15th), winner of a battle against the Czech Tomas Machac (75th) by 6-4, 7-6 (4), 4-6 and 7-6 (5).

Báez, who fell without mitigation against a relentless Sinner who did not lose sets in the contest, He had defeated the American Jeffrey John Wolf and the Colombian Daniel Elahi Galán.

Etcheverry, meanwhile, is the sensation among the Argentines since he reached this third round after beating the British Andy Murray and the Frenchman Gael Monfils.

For his part, the Buenos Aires native Báez, who fell without mitigation against a relentless Sinner who did not lose sets in the competition, had defeated the American Jeffrey John Wolf and the Colombian Daniel Elahi Galán.