Jannik beats the Frenchman Bonzi in three sets and challenges Moller on Sunday, while the Spaniard will not be at the Foro Italico and Roland Garros tournaments due to a wrist injury
On the day ofdebut at the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid by Jannik Sinner the news arrives Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from the Internationals in Rome and France. The wrist injury that the Spanish tennis player suffered in Barcelona needs time to heal well and therefore Carlos will not be present either at the Foro Italico or at Roland Garros, the two most important tournaments on clay in which he triumphed last year by beating Sinner. “After the results of the tests carried out – wrote Alcaraz -, we have decided that the prudent course is to be cautious and not participate in Rome and Roland Garros, waiting to evaluate the evolution to decide when we will return to the track. It’s a complicated moment for me, but I’m sure we’ll come out of it stronger.” “It’s very sad news” said Sinner as soon as he was informed of his rival’s withdrawal from the next two tournaments. “It’s hard, really hard. With these types of injuries you have to go really slow. He’s the defending champion and it’s a shame he can’t defend last year’s titles, I’m sorry not to be able to face what is certainly the strongest in the world on this surface. This is very sad news, and I wish him all the luck in the world and the fastest possible recovery, I didn’t expect it and I hope to see him back on track at Wimbledon”.
Sinner wins with difficulty
The afternoon on the red clay of Caja Magica was not easy for Jannik Sinner what he put into it 2 hours and 20 minutes to beat Benjamin Bonzi: 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4 the score in favor of Jannik, who on Sunday, in the third round, will face another qualifier, the Dane Moller (n.169). For the entire first set, then lost in the tie-break, Sinner was in difficulty against Bonzi, number 104 in the world rankings. The Frenchman played very well, making very few mistakes while Sinner had bad percentages on the backhand, he often turned to his corner where they were Cahill and Vagnozzibut throughout the first set he was unable to resolve the situation, not even in the tie-break where he is usually always clear in his choices. Bonzi, galvanized by the situation, won the tie-break 8-6. In the second set the turning point came in the fourth game when Sinner finally managed to break his opponent’s serve, after taking a risk on his previous turn of serve. The blue loosens up, gets another break and closes 6-1. In the fifth game of the third set Jannik comes back from 30-0, gets the break point with a short ball and lob and comes to take the break at the net. Then he holds serve and ends the match with a short ball.
