The coldness in the key moments also makes the tie-break statistics play on its side
Every good investigator knows that three clues do a test. In the case of the “Mr. Tie break” there are even four clues. Consecutive, of course, and arrived within a couple of weeks. The magnifying glass focuses on Jannik Sinner, the protagonist of the enigma: when the set goes on 6-6, in the end he still laughs. The Australian Open has certified it once more: the coldness of the number 1 in the key moments is impressive, as well as the painstaking timing in sewing the mini break towards the opponent. The work never ends, as the Mantra of Jannik and his team of 21 consecutive victories says: no statistics like that of blue on tie breaks can explain it better.
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First of all the macro -ato. Sinner has won 16 of the last 18 tie breaks played by Wimbledon this part: a enormousness, considering the crucial matches that the blue has played in the last six and a half months. Against Zverev In the semifinal in Cincinnati they had ended up on 6-6 not one but two sets, as well as against Paul in the round of 16 of the US Open. In both cases, Jannik got the better of. As well as against Djokovic (Shanghai final), Shelton (octave of the same Masters 1000 Asia) and Griekspoor (very final of the Davis Cup). Just to mention some moments from inside or outside the second half of 2024. In 2025 the trend has not changed, on the contrary: here are the four consecutive clues of the Australian Open. The tie breaks remained the Vizietto of Sinner, as he immediately confirmed the challenge against Jarry in the first round: the Chilean, given the imposing height, serves from the top plan. The blue knew it and patiently waited for the time to drop the mini breaks after the 6-6 with which the first two sets ended. There he sank the blow, winning them both. Just as in the semifinal against Ben Shelton, who is a proud bearer of the power to the service, and at the last act against Zverev. The moment in which it really understood that Sinner would bring home the second Australian Open in a row was the tie break of the second set. In which he torn the German service on the most beautiful, taking 5-4 and thus being able to serve to close the partial.
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The statistics say that Sinner has lost only two tie breaks in the last six and a half months. When and against whom? The most recent is irrelevant: to the Shanghai sixteenths against Etcheverry, capable of tearing him the first set. The second a little more painful: in the final of Beijing against Alcaraz, to the partial decisive. A moment that in the Sinnerian budget has already become a sparty of sparty, if it is true that the number 1 in the world in China has lost for the last time. From then on 21 successes in a row and the sweet flavor of the titles conquered as regards the Masters 1000 in Shanghai, the Turin Finals, the Davis Cup with Italy and obviously the Australian Open.
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When did the real moment spartiate in the relationship between Sinner and the delicate moment of the tie break arrived? Probably after the US Open of 2023, the one who for the last time saw him lose against Zverev. On the concrete of Flushing Meadows, in the round of 16, the German had the better: before that match, Sinner had a balance of 7 wins and 8 defeats in the last 15 tie breaks played. From there he reversed the march, finding the strength to trace a sensational furrow in 2024. That yes, he saw him lose Wimbledon at the tie break in the quarterfinals against Medvedev, but very (if not everything) depended in that case on accused illness by Jannik during the game. For the rest, a flood of smiles after closing the partial on 6-6. The best photograph of the “Mr. Tie Break” remains the final of Halle, last June: Hurkacz Piazza 13 Ace and keeps the first on the pitch at 74%. The only way to close the dispute is to patient up to the tie break: Sinner wins them both. Two other clues for one case that everyone, in the circuit, know very well. The problem is that nobody has yet managed to come to the head.
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