Sinner adds to last year s Sofia crown
Jannik Sinner extended his winning streak to 10 matches on Sunday to capture his second ATP Tour title at the Great Ocean Road Open in Melbourne.
The fourth seed battled past fellow Italian Stefano Travaglia7-6(4), 6-4 in two hours and nine minutes. Sinner, who is currently No. 36 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, captured his first ATP Tour title at the Sofia Open (d. Pospisil) in November 2020. There have been very great moments from last year, which obviously I take with me, said Sinner. But this is not only about winning. Sometimes losing matches, important matches can help you maybe even more, especially when you are young.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) It was getting close to 1 a.m., and 19-year-old Jannik Sinner was getting tired. Hitting against Rafael Nadal for two weeks and being on a 10-match winning streak.
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MELBOURNE: Serena Williams withdrew from an Australian Open tune-up tournament citing a right shoulder injury on Friday within hours of setting up a semi-final match against top-ranked Ash Barty.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion usually doesn’t play in a tournament in the week before a Grand Slam event, but made an exception before last year’s US Open and for this Australian Open because of all the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 39-year-old American was playing her first tournament since withdrawing from the French Open before her second-round match because of an Achilles tendon injury in October. She, like all players traveling to Australia for the tournament, had to quarantine for 14 days and had limited practice during that time.