After winning his third round match on Thursday, Italy’s Jannik Sinner suggested that he was prepared to withdraw from the Barcelona Open to avoid the possibility of suffering an injury.
After more than two hours of play in a mixed match, the world No. 8 defeated Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. Sinner breezed through the first set in just 25 minutes, but the second was where he ran into trouble. He had to recover from breakdowns twice, and when a break went his way, he missed the chance to take advantage of it, creating a path for Nishioka to force a decider.
Despite the hiccup, Sinner won four of the final five games to secure the triumph. Sinner, who has advanced to the semifinals or farther at the past three Masters 1000 events, said afterward that his most recent victory wasn’t the finest and that he had trouble recovering from his previous match, which he had won in straight sets over Diego Schwartzman. He only succeeded in landing 44% of his first serves and winning 44% of his second serves against Nishioka.
Avoiding an injury
During the press conference, Jannik commented: “I have been playing a lot of matches lately and suffered from cramps. I have to recover for tomorrow because I know it will be a very tough match.
At the moment, I have no pain and that is the most important thing. The truth is that I expected to recover more from yesterday to today. We’ll see how I feel tomorrow. If I feel like today … I don’t want to get injured; that’s something I don’t want. Now the important thing is to recover. I know my body, after what happened last year, what its limit is.”
Sinner in Barcelona, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWLWWWWWW At the moment ranked no.8 (career-high), Sinner has achieved a 26-6 record in 2023. The Italian is currently having a run in Barcelona where he beat the world no.48 Diego Schwartzman 6-2 6-4 and the world no.35 Yoshihito Nishioka 6-1 4-6 6-3.
Jannik has won 1 title in 2023 in Montpellier. The Italian got to the final in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament) and in Miami (Miami Open).
Sinner won 7 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 10th of May and () on the 28th of May.
Musetti in Barcelona, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked world no.20, Musetti has a composed 10-9 record in 2023. Lorenzo is playing at the moment in Barcelona where he ousted the world no.66 Jason Murray Kubler 6-3 6-1.
Lorenzo Musetti will compete against the world no.13 Cameron Norrie in the 3rd round on Thursday at 4:00 pm on Pista Andres Gimeno. In the past, they have never played each other till now in top tournaments.
Musetti got to the final in Australia (United Cup).
He is also scheduled to play in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 10th of May and () on the 28th of May.
Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti squared off only 2 times. Their actual head to head record is 2-0 for Sinner. The last time they squared off, Jannik Sinner won 6-2 6-2 in the quarter in Monte-Carlo (Monte) on the 14th of April 2023.
Here are the highlights.
Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti |
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