Remains again Adriano Panatta The last Italian to win the International of Italy of Tennis (1976). Jannick Sinner He does not succeed in the company and surrenders to the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in two sets (7-6, 6-1) fighting like a lion in the first in which he had twice the opportunity to close 6-4, without succeeding.
The first set lived on an absolute balance, Sinner granted only one break ball, Alcaraz Due but were heavier because they could give Sinner the victory in the set. The Spaniard canceled them and brought Jannick to the tie-break running immediately on 3-0 with two ace. Jannick remains attached to the game but the Spaniard continues to serve well and closes 7-5 with a Volèe after a nice attack. An hour and ten minutes of play with few mistakes and great attention from both tennis players.
The demonstration that Jannick has returned to his levelsthe trend of the International of Italy has shown that the long stop has not changed it. Sinner had presented himself in Rome thinking of passing a few rounds, but the condition has grown game after match and the Sinner who now focuses on Rolland Garros is still the number one in the world and certainly among the favorites of the French tournament. Although in the final after losing the first set Jannick suffered the aggression of the Spaniard who went on 4-0 taking advantage of Sinner’s physical drop. An inevitable drop after the long absence and that he manifested himself right on the day of the final but should not be forgotten that he had the strongest player in front on red earth.
The success of these International in Italy was sensational: 360,000 appearances in two weeks at the Foro Italico and very high listening data on TV: the final between Jasmine Paolini and Coco Gauff has set the new record for a female tennis match, 2 million and 754 thousand on Rai1 with 24 % share and 518 thousand on Sky with 5.1 %. The semifinal between Sinner and Paul had held more than 5 million spectators in front of the TV. And the prizes collected by the players were also very high, Paolini with an encore between singular and double (paired with Errani) took home over a million euros, more or less the same figure collected by the winner of the men’s tournament while the finalist collected half.
