Rome, 12 May 2022 – The all-Italian derby between Fabio Fognini e Jannik Sinnervalid for the second round of Internationals of Rome. The South Tyrolean won after three hard-fought sets (6-2, 3-6, 6-3), during which Fognini he had several ups and downs, with a racket smashed in the middle after a series of double faults. The young twenty-year-old, the only blue left in the race Masters 1000 Roman, flies to the round of 16 of the competition, where he will challenge Filip Krajinovicthe Serbian number 54 in the world ranking who dismissed Rublev and whom Jannik met only once last year in Sofia on the fast, winning.
The match report
First set – Fognini opens the match with resolute service, but is lost on the road shortly after. Sinner holds the beat and takes the break in the third game, then confirmed in the fourth game. The South Tyrolean takes advantage of the positive moment and conquers another break for the 4-1, while the opponent begins to get nervous and to have some physical problem that conditions him. Fognini risks losing the service again, due to as many as three double faultsbut manages to undo a set point and extends the partial below for 5-2. Sinner closes the set with the next serve and takes it home 6-2.
Second set – Fognini considerably raises the quality of his game and the two tennis players on the field begin to show some interesting shots. In the fourth game Sinner undergoes a break that highlights the positive moment of the opponent and the negative one of the South Tyrolean, who begins to be foul and to commit some unforced error. Not even time to get back into the game, that Fognini gets nervous, commits two double faults, collects the counter-break and smashes a racket by hitting it repeatedly to the ground. Sinner accuses another flash of his rival, which he does break and goes up to 4-2. Fognini closes on partial on 6-3 and extends the match to the third set.
Third set – The match is more balanced that never. Only on the fourth game Sinner manages to take the break and to go 3-1, then confirmed with a game at the perfect serve, which he leaves Fognini to zero. As happened often during the match, before Fognini lights up and conquers the counter-breakbut then fails to confirm him on the serve and goes down 5-3. Sinner closes the accounts at the bar and removes the ticket for the next shift.
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