19:13
J. Sinner – D. Altmaier: 6:0, 6:2
Now Jannik Sinner can end the match with his own serve. He can clearly win the first two points. With the score at 30:0, Daniel Altmaier gets stuck on the edge of the net with a backhand from close range. So there are three match points. The favorite wants to end the first opportunity with a forehand stop, but the felt ball gets stuck in the net. From the center, the 24-year-old puts a forehand into the right corner and ends the game. Game, Set, Match: Sinner!
7:10 p.m
J. Sinner – D. Altmaier: 6:0, 5:2
A service winner from the German is followed by an ace through the middle. With the score at 30-0, it is Jannik Sinner who takes the reins and advances to the net. From a short distance he puts a forehand inside against the direction of his opponent and can get the first point. There is then a forehand stop that surprises Altmaier and becomes the winner. However, the outsider gets the chance to win the game after he is able to benefit from a forehand error by his opponent. He takes advantage of this and gets his second service game in this encounter after 53 minutes!
7:06 p.m
J. Sinner – D. Altmaier: 6:0, 5:1
Jannik Sinner continues to hold himself almost completely harmless in his own service game. An ace is followed by two more quick point wins, giving him three game balls. Daniel Altmaier delivers a serve with a lot of kick on his backhand well to the left of the field and so the Italian only needs one game to end the game.
7:01 p.m
J. Sinner – D. Altmaier: 6:0, 4:1
A deep return causes Daniel Altmaier to bend his forehand into the double court. In the next rally, the German can benefit from an unforced error by his opponent, who places a forehand well behind the baseline. However, the 24-year-old is not impressed by this and remains active, forcing his opponent to make mistakes. There are then two return errors, which gives Altmaier a chance to maintain his service game. This doesn’t work because Sinner gets past the advanced competitor with a passing shot. On his debut, the world number two showed a strong return and forced an error. On the breakball, the underdog places his forehand just behind the baseline so that the next break occurs.
18:57
J. Sinner – D. Altmaier: 6:0, 3:1
When Jannik Sinner serves, Daniel Altmaier doesn’t come into the game at all. First there is a return error before the Italian achieves success with serve and volley. The 24-year-old then goes back to the net and forces an error. The favorite ends his serve game with a forehand stop from half court.
18:56
J. Sinner – D. Altmaier: 6:0, 2:1
Without pressure, Daniel Altmaier tries to stop the backhand, but it gets stuck on the edge of the net, giving Jannik Sinner the opportunity to break. The favorite benefits from a backhand error by his opponent, who sends the ball into the right double field.
18:52
J. Sinner – D. Altmaier: 6:0, 1:1
Daniel Altmaier continues to have major problems placing his shots in the field. However, this is mainly due to his counterpart’s deep groundstrokes, so that the German often has a bad position with the ball. So he has to give up the first two rallies before he serves a service winner through the middle. This is followed by an ace to make it 30:30. As a result, Altmaier can hit a forehand winner and thus get a chance at his service game. However, he misses this opportunity with a double fault.
6:50 p.m
J. Sinner – D. Altmaier: 6:0, 1:1
Jannik Sinner can force a return error before an ace follows to the outside. With the score at 30:0, the favorite sinks a forehand from the baseline and can end the service game with an ace through the middle.
6:45 p.m
J. Sinner – D. Altmaier: 6:0, 0:1
Right at the start of the second set, Daniel Altmaier looks for the way to the net and sinks a forehand volley for the winner. He then gets stuck on the edge of the net with a one-handed backhand. With the score at 15:15, the German number two can build up pressure and has some luck with a net roller before Sinner crosses a backhand into the double field. A forehand volley from Altmaier lands out of bounds, making it 30:30. A hard serve to the outside, which is only returned into the net, is followed by a mistake by the German. When he made his debut, the 27-year-old found his way to the net again and was able to convert a backhand volley before scoring his first service game with an ace to the outside.
18:42
Sentence conclusion
Jannik Sinner more than lived up to his role as favorite in the first round and won 6-0. 24 of the 30 points played went to the Italian, who dominated the encounter with Daniel Altmaier at will. The German tried to take action again and again, but almost nothing worked. The 27-year-old now has to tick off the first set and concentrate on the second half of the game.
6:39 p.m
J. Sinner – D. Altmaier: 6:0
Jannik Sinner also dominated the sixth game and had a lot of luck with a net roller in the second rally. He then served an ace before benefiting from a mistake by his opponent and winning the first set.
6:35 p.m
J. Sinner – D. Altmaier: 5:0
Daniel Altmaier gets into the game well with a hard serve, but Jannik Sinner finds it better during the rally. The Italian wins the point with a dry forehand over the longline. This is followed by a double backhand return down the line, which also becomes a winner. But then it is Altmaier who finds his way to the net and from there sends an ice-cold backhand into the right corner. However, the German number two cannot build on this and puts a forehand from the center well behind the baseline. While he can fend off the first breakball, Sinner is ice cold on the second attempt and sends a double backhand down the line that becomes the winner.
6:30 p.m
J. Sinner – D. Altmaier: 4:0
Jannik Sinner continues to dominate the action on the pitch and can immediately hit a forehand volley for the winner. After the Italian chases his forehand out of bounds, he first follows it up with an ace through the middle before moving to the net and putting a lot of pressure on his opponent, so that he misses his passing shot. The service game ends after a return error.
18:28
J. Sinner – D. Altmaier: 3:0
Daniel Altmaier still hasn’t found his way into the game. At the beginning of his serve game, he puts a forehand into the double court before getting caught on the edge of the net. At 0:30 he makes another mistake, this time placing his forehand well behind the field. So there are three break chances and Jannik Sinner doesn’t miss the first attempt and gets the second break.
18:23
J. Sinner – D. Altmaier: 2:0
The favorite plays extremely deep balls right at the start and forces his opponent to make a backhand error. This is followed by a return error before the first longer rally occurs. After 16 shots, the world number two puts a double backhand behind the court. With the score at 30:15, the 24-year-old benefits from a return error, giving him two chances to play. The South Tyrolean carelessly ignores the first option with a forehand stop that turns into the right double field. Afterwards, however, he closes the bag and creates a cracking forehand inside out for the winner.
18:23
J. Sinner – D. Altmaier: 1:0
So then it starts. Daniel Altmaier tries to win a quick point, but his one-handed backhand flies into the double field on the right. He then acts briskly again and looks for his way to the net so that he can place a forehand volley in the field and equalize. When the score was 15:15, the 27-year-old’s forehand slipped completely before Jannik Sinner determined the next rally and converted a forehand smash. So there are two breakballs, of which the Italian takes advantage of his first chance, as he lures his opponent to the net with a stop and he places his counterstop over the backhand into the right double field.
6:16 p.m
Altmaier starts with the serve
The coin toss takes place and Daniel Altmaier wins it. The German number two decides to start the game with the serve, so that his counterpart has to return at the beginning. Now there is a last little warm-up phase before we can get started.
18:13
Players arrive
First Daniel Altmaier is called by the stadium announcer, before Jannik Sinner follows shortly afterwards. Both players take their places and then meet at the net. The umpire’s final instructions are given there before the coin toss takes place.
5:57 p.m
Medvedev prevails
Daniil Medvedev makes short work of the third set and wins it 6-2 after two early breaks. The 29-year-old will move into the next round where he will face Corentin Moutet. The Center Court is now free so that Jannik Sinner and Daniel Altmaier can enter the interior in a few minutes.
5:27 p.m
Game is delayed
The match between Sinner and Altmaier scheduled for 5:30 p.m. will be delayed. Daniil Medvedev and Nuno Borges currently occupy the spot. After the Russian won the first set 6:4, the Portuguese struck back in the tie-break of the second round and thus forced a deciding set. However, Medvedev is able to take the very first service game from his opponent and secures the break.
17:24
Last duel two and a half weeks ago
The last meeting between Jannik Sinner and Daniel Altmaier was just 18 days ago. They already faced each other in the second round in Shanghai. In the end, the duel clearly went 2-0 (6:3, 6:3) to the Italian, who is also the favorite today. Nevertheless, the world number two will not underestimate the German opponent. In the remaining two encounters, both of which took place at a Grand Slam, there was a five-set thriller. The German was even able to win at the Roland Garros tournament in 2023, so the balance is only 2:1 for Sinner.
5:17 p.m
Mixed season for Altmaier
Daniel Altmaier’s season is extremely mixed. The 27-year-old played a strong clay court season, so he was able to impress on several occasions on the red surface. Since the French Open, however, the German number two has been looking for his form. Since then he has only been able to celebrate two wins in a row at the US Open, otherwise he suffered either first or second round defeats.
17:11
Sinner with good form
The season is coming to an end, but Jannik Sinner doesn’t seem to have had enough yet. The world number two was able to defeat his big rival Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the Six Kings Slam last Saturday and was already in strong shape on the Asian tour. After the Italian won the tournament in Beijing, the 24-year-old also performed impressively in Shanghai before having to forfeit the tournament in the third round. Now he wants to win his second title in Vienna after winning there in 2023.
16:59
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the first round of the Erste Bank Open. With Jannik Sinner, the big tournament favorite is now getting into the action. The Italian will meet Daniel Altmaier on the Center Court in Vienna from 5:30 p.m. at the earliest.