Match Report
Sinner survives Jarry scare in Beijing
Italian earns twelfth consecutive win
September 26, 2024
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Jannik Sinner is chasing his seventh title of the season in Beijing.
By ATP Workers
Defending champion Jannik Sinner didn’t have issues all his personal method on his return to the China Open on Thursday, however he discovered a option to transfer previous Nicolas Jarry and earn his twelfth consecutive win.
The Italian was overpowered by the big-hitting Chilean within the first set. Nevertheless, the highest seed wouldn’t be denied, elevating his consistency, depth and degree to file a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 first-round victory in Beijing.
Sinner dedicated 11 unforced errors and produced quite a few beautiful baseline passes to blunt the fixed web approaches from Jarry, who upset then-World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz for the largest win of his profession in Buenos Aires in February.
Final yr, Sinner soared to the title on the ATP 500 occasion in Beijing. His run within the Chinese language capital was a key main step within the 23-year-old turning into the primary Italian No. 1 within the historical past of PIF ATP Rankings (since 1973).
Sinner has gained a Tour-leading seven trophies, together with majors on the Australian Open and US Open, since his title run in Beijing in 2023. Competing for the primary time since he gained the trophy in New York earlier this month, Sinner will subsequent play fortunate loser Roman Safiullin or former World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka.
The highest seed, who levelled his Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence with Jarry at 1-1 following his one-hour, 55-minute win, certified for the Nitto ATP Finals final month. The Italian shall be hoping to go one step higher on the prestigious year-end occasion in November, having misplaced within the title match to Novak Djokovic final season.