Jannik Sinner beat the Chilean Nicolas Jarry not without difficulty, accessing the second round of the China Open of Beijing where, after equally difficult times especially in the first set, he also managed to overcome Roman Safiullin.
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For the ATP number 1, the victories in a row rise to 13, starting in Cincinnati, and continuing in Flushing Meadows, where he won the second Slam of his very precocious career.
The impressive growth that the Italian has shown on the field is confirmed by some numbers of a true top player. Since the famous defeat suffered in New York in 2023, against Alexander Zverev in 5 sets, Jannik wonthe subsequent 49 matches against players classified beyond the top-20 of the ATP world ranking.
Truly incredible numbers that certify the level reached by the young Italian, who aims to close the season as the leader of the men's world rankings for the first time in his career, even if the spectre of the WADA to ITIA ruling looms over him, after Jannik was found positive at Clostebol at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
This week, the defense of the title in Beijing began for Sinner, who twelve months ago began a golden period that led him, during this season, to win the Australian Open and the US Open.
"The first round of a tournament is never easy, playing against Jarry is definitely tough but I'm happy with my performance. He played good tennis, in the first set I struggled to return his serve and he took a break. I tried to stay mentally in the match. My serve worked well, but I have to improve with the second," said Jannik to ATP Tour, underlining how they were at their first ever meeting on the tour.
