Match Response
Tie-break king Sinner on standout document
Italian has received 13 of his previous 14 tie-breaks
September 03, 2024
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Jannik Sinner defeated Tommy Paul on Monday evening in New York.
By ATP Employees
Jannik Sinner is the person to beat in tie-breaks.
The Italian has received 13 of his previous 14 tie-breaks and confirmed up within the largest moments in opposition to Tommy Paul throughout his fourth-round win on the US Open on Monday. He received tie-breaks in units one and two en path to reaching the quarter-finals.
“I had these durations the place I misplaced extra tie-breaks. I imply, it is regular, however you attempt to be taught from this. I all the time attempt to [enjoy the pressure]. With tie-breaks you may have it and break factors you may have it,” Sinner mentioned. “I come from snowboarding. When snowboarding, you make one mistake and the sport is over or the race is over. In tennis, it’s kind of of a special mentality and that’s [why I embrace it].”
Sinner has typically produced his greatest degree within the largest moments this season, highlighted by his Australian Open victory in January when he rallied from two units right down to clinch his maiden main.
The No. 1 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings enjoys enjoying the large factors and really feel that it makes the laborious work in coaching repay.
“I all the time get extra excited when enjoying necessary factors, necessary moments. In my thoughts, that is what we practise for. For this reason you make repetition on the observe courts and the place you must perhaps change up a few issues to attempt to shock him,” Sinner mentioned. “You must serve a bit smarter. Within the second-set tie-break [against Paul], I did not serve very effectively, however I attempted to discover a resolution in some way.”
Together with his win, Sinner improved to 3-1 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence in opposition to Paul. The 23-year-old has reached not less than the quarter-finals in any respect 4 majors this season, changing into simply the eighth males’s singles participant since 2000 to perform the feat.
The highest seed is chasing his sixth title of the season and can subsequent meet Daniil Medvedev, who leads Sinner 7-5 within the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence. World No. 5 Medvedev was the final participant to win a tie-break in opposition to Sinner, which got here throughout Medvedev’s quarter-final win at Wimbledon in July.