The serve is Jannik’s winning weapon against the German who plays a great game, but in decisive moments the South Tyrolean never makes mistakes
Another very solid performance and another victory against Zverev to extend his record in the ATP 1000. Jannik Sinner is in the final in Miami and now the Sunshine Double is really close. Sinner extends his record of consecutive sets won to 32plays with great intelligence and above all takes advantage of the serve which comes to his aid in moments of difficulty. Zverev plays a great game, but it’s not enough to beat the number two in the world, the German fires shots from the baseline and very often gets the better of the rallies, but then Sinner puts everything back in order with his serve, this time truly deadly.
Record hunting
Winning Miami after Indian Wells but also breaking the record of doing so without losing a single set. And then the hunt for Alcaraz, Sinner is now like a lion who hunts for prey, chases it and wants to catch it and sweeps away everything that comes in front of him. Even someone like Aleksander Zverev in great growth and with very high percentages. But as always the South Tyrolean exploits all the decisive moments of the match, in the first and third game on his serve he saves himself from 0-30, cancels a break point and then takes the break himself and flies 4-1. Zverev is almost in disbelief, he is playing a great match and yet he is down and the first set slips away without distractions (6-3). Zverev stays attached to the match, doesn’t give up anything and in the second set he earns the tie-break, the house specialty. An error from Zverev in the smash and a winning serve from Jannik. End of story.
The controversy with the referee
Sinner complained dI don’t have enough time between points: “How is it possible that I finish a point at the net and I only have three seconds left?”, he asked the referee during a change of court during the first set. When the chair umpire pointed out that the watch is automatic, he replied: “I know, but I don’t even have time to get a towel.” Same discussion, albeit in different terms, for Zverev. In fact, during the first set, the German also complained in particular about the calls from the chair umpire, who according to him also did not give him enough time between one point and another. At yet another warning, Zverev spread his arms as he approached the referee: “On the two occasions when you went over, you didn’t wait for him,” the chair umpire told him. The German’s response was piqued: “I was waiting for it. I know what points you’re talking about, I’ve been waiting for it.”he said, therefore rejecting the accusations and continuing to complain about the referee’s mismanagement of time, in his opinion.
