his legs are super strong and so solid. and also, mentality. you know, he came out there not with a desire to just play a nice set or enjoy the experience but rather to win, so kudos to him, it was impressive. and jannik sinner started his australian open campaign with a straight—sets win over botic van de zandshulp. playing his first match since leading italy to davis cup glory in november, sinner fought his way to a 6—4, 7—5, 6—3 victory. a big win for him there. last year's quarterfinalist andrey rublev survived a first—round scare, as brazillian thiago seyboth wild piled the pressure onto the world number five with points like this.