Jannik Sinner made the dream final against Carlos Alcaraz perfectly at the ATP Masters in Rome despite a horror start.
The world ranking list defeated the American Tommy Paul 1: 6, 6: 0, 6: 3 thanks to a massive increase in performance and gives the Italian fans hope for the longed-for home victory. For Sinner it was the 26th success in a row.
On Sunday, the highly awaited Kracher duel with Alcaraz, who takes place in Rome after his third title of the season, will take place. The Spaniard, who will jump back past Alexander Zverev on Monday, had conquered the Italian Lorenzo Musetti 6: 3, 7: 6 (7: 4) in the afternoon.
A week before the start of the French Open (from May 25th), the strength of the two best tennis players of the planet becomes an important location determination.
Completely screwed up Sinner start
After a completely messed up start and the set loss after only 28 minutes, Sinner impressively made it impressively clear that despite his three-month break, he will start as one of the top favorites at the Grand Slam highlight in Roland Garros. Against the increasingly overwhelmed Paul, Sinner used his third match ball to victory with great cheering the spectators in the Foro Italico. At the clay court tournament in Rome, Sinner could become the first Italian champion since Adriano Panatta in 1976.
With Paris title defender Alcaraz, another caliber is now waiting. The 22-year-old has already won the Hartplatz tournament in Rotterdam and the clay court Masters in Monte Carlo this year, and in Rome he also presents himself in top constitution. And the Wimbledon champion does not have to hide from Sinner: three out of six defeats that Dominator Sinner had received in the previous year went to Alcaraz’s account.