It was hard but in the end Jannik Sinner he managed to take revenge with Andrey Rublev who had beaten him just a week ago in Montreal. In the quarter-finals of the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati The world No. 1 was on the brink of defeat, but eventually came from behind to win 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, earning a place in semi-final where now (Sunday at 9pm Italian time) he will challenge Zverev who beat Shelton 3-6 7-6 (3) 7-5. A crazy and unpredictable match between Sinner and Rublev, characterised by the strong wind, which bothered the two players several times.
A difficult start for Sinner
Sinner started tense: due to too many errors and the difficulty in keeping up with his rival, he slipped to 0-3. He suffered, he cancelled a set point at 3-5 but at the first opportunity he broke the Russian’s serve, taking advantage of a favorable tape. Rublev, however, did not lose his composure and aggressively closed the first set, taking advantage of a double fault by Sinner on the decisive point.
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The turning point at the end of the second set
The second set also began with a break each, in which Sinner tried to raise the pace. Rublev, however, responded blow for blow, courageously saving another 7 break points (2 in the fifth game, 2 in the seventh and 3 at 4-4). The South Tyrolean was good at cancelling 2 opportunities for his rival to take the lead 5-3 and serve and then at the right moment, taking advantage of a moment of nervousness from Rublev, he finally managed to get the break to close the second set 7-5.
Rublev’s Calo, Sinner and take advantage
It was the turning point of the match. Sinner gained more confidence, gained more ground, started to move Rublev continuously, who became discouraged and slipped down 3-0 and then 5-1. At this point Sinner had a small drop in concentration, finding himself at 5-4, but he still managed to close 6-4 on the first match point with a backhand deflected by the net and by the wind that often affected the exchanges.
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