Sinner wants more in New York
The Italian steps on the gas and recovers from a poor start to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open and set up a meeting with Medvedev.
Medvedev said after winning his match that he was going to watch the Jannik Sinner - Tommy Paul match until the early hours, the time he usually fell asleep. Just as he said, the Italian closed the game when the clock struck midnight in New York. Daniil went to bed knowing that, in two days, his opponent in the 2024 US Open quarterfinals would be the Italian. The toughest test he could face if he wants to clinch the title at Flushing Meadows.
Because Sinner is coming into these quarterfinals in top form. However, he didn’t start his match today against Paul with much to celebrate. A slow start, lacking intensity and footwork, and a forehand that kept making errors. The American went up 4-1 much to the delight of the crowd. But it was all short-lived. Sinner had to be pushed to the corner to wake up and get into the game. From that point on, he was unstoppable.
While the Italian was playing at 90% of his potential, Paul tried, but once again showed that he still lacks that extra edge when facing the big players in a Grand Slam. That extra edge needed physically, mentally, and in tennis to pose a serious challenge. In this match, it was always Sinner who excelled when it mattered. The Italian once again demonstrated how to handle crucial points of any kind. Paul watched firsthand how a player who aims for everything plays.
Sinner was always superior
The Italian stepped up when he needed to the most. In the two tiebreaks, he only had a slight moment of doubt, with an error at an inopportune time in the second tiebreak, quickly followed by two gifts from Paul wrapped in bright colors and a pink ribbon, adorned with a card that read ‘With love, from Tommy’, which meant half the match. Losing that tiebreak was going to be a tough mental blow for the American, and he didn’t recover from it.
Thus, with a score of 7-6 7-6 6-1, Sinner advanced to those quarterfinals against Daniil Medvedev, which already feel like an early final. Similar to what happened two years ago with Alcaraz, whom he was one point away from defeating. The winner of that match ended up winning the title. Whether the same will happen this year with the winner of this match, we will find out next Sunday. It does seem clear that the two players who have displayed the best tennis in this first week of competition are facing off, and the winner will be significantly strengthened to claim this US Open title. If I were you, I wouldn’t miss Wednesday's match.
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