Jannik Sinner (no. 3 in the world ranking) beats the Czech Use Lehecka (n.32) 2-0 LIVE SEP and enters the semifinals of the tournament Atp 1000 Master of Los Angeles, on the fields of Indian Wells.
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Sinner also wins the second set 6-3
Sinner wins the first set 6-3
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Eighteenth consecutive victory, impressive service percentages and the stubbornness of wanting to “even improve”. Jannik Sinner appears unstoppable at Indian Wells. In the round of 16, the Italian was facing a tough opponent in Ben Shelton, the young and exuberant American left-hander who had beaten him in Shanghai with his way of playing outside the traditional mold. One of the last and now very rare defeats of the red baron. This time the number 16 of the ATP managed to resist only in the first set and then collapsed under Sinner’s blows. The South Tyrolean won with a score of 7-6, 6-1 after an hour and 38 minutes of play.
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The blue’s statistics are impressive: he achieved his 35th victory in his last 37 matches and is the first player born in the 2000s to reach 150 successes on hard courts in the ATP circuit. Data that would satisfy any player, and yet – in this he is incredibly similar to Novak Djokovic – it seems that he is always looking for something more. “Even today we spoke with Cahill before entering the field, we prepared the game – he said after the victory against Shelton -. But we asked ourselves how can I become a better player. If I win and play the same as last year I won’t “I’m happy. When you’re young it’s easier to improve. You grow a lot physically, you work a lot in the gym, you become stronger and you can serve faster for a longer period of time,” he continued. “I’ll turn 23 in August and I hope to still be able to improve my serve until it becomes a solid shot. I feel like I’m slowly getting there.”
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Now waiting for the champion from Sesto Pusteria in the quarterfinals of the Californian tournament is the Slovakian Jiri Lehecka who beat first Andrey Rublev and then Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-4 without ever losing serve. The two, contemporaries, met in 2019 at the Challenger in Ostrava, when he won the Italian. Lehecka (n.23 ATP) has been growing since the beginning of the year and has reached the round of 16 of a Masters 1000 for the first time. His main weapon is aggression. With Djokovic out at the hands of Luca Nardi (the Pesaro player will face Tommy Paul in the quarterfinals), Sinner has put Carlos Alcaraz in his sights. The two rivals but strong friends are competing for number two in the world rankings. The Spaniard must confirm last year’s good start, the Italian can counterattack.
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