ANTWERP RESULTS. Sinner shocks Tiafoe in the quarter

EUROPEAN OPEN - ANTWERP RESULTS. Sinner upsets Tiafoe to compete against Stan Wawrinka in the semifinal

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Jannik Sinner vs. Frances Tiafoe

Jannik Sinner upsets Frances Tiafoe 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the quarter in Antwerp on Friday. Sinner will square off with Stan Wawrinka in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Sinner conquered in the 7th game (4-3) before winning the set (6-4).

2nd set.

Similarly to the 1st set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Francis conquered in the 6th game (4-2) before winning the set (6-3).

3rd set.

Similarly to the 2nd set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Jannik conquered in the 6th game (4-2) before winning the set (6-3).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Jannik scored 82 points vs. Tiafoe’s 77 points.

Jannik served very well to win 80% of the points (41/51) behind his first serve, and he won 52% points (15/29) on his second serve. The Italian fired 10 aces and he committed 2 double faults. The Italian won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points because he converted only 40% (2/5). On the other side, Tiafoe was struggling in finding the solution in converting his break points since he converted only 20% of his break points (1/5). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Sinner and Tiafoe is 1-0 for Jannik.

Sinner’s Interview

“I tried to start well in the third set, and I think I served a little bit better in the third set. I think that was the key. Of course at the end I was shaking a little bit. I tried to reset after the easy volley in the last game and I served a very good first serve and second serve, so I’m very happy now that I’ve reached the semi-finals.”

Next Match: Jannik Sinner vs. Stan Wawrinka – stats

Sinner will play Wawrinka in the semifinal.

This will be the 2nd time that Jannik Sinner and Stan Wawrinka square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Wawrinka (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on I.hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Wawrinka won 6-3 7-64 4-6 6-3 in the 1st round in New York back in August 2019.

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