MELBOURNE RESULTS. Sinner wins against Purcell in the 1st round

Jannik Sinner topples Max Purcell 7-6² 6-2 6-4 in the 1^st round in Melbourne on Tuesday. Sinner will square off with Marton Fucsovics in the 2^nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Sinner clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 7^th (3-4) game, Sinner broke back in the 10^th (5-5) game before winning the set at the following breaker at 2.

2^nd set.

The Italian in this set was too good for the Australian and eventually he won 6-2 after breaking Max in the 3^rd (2-1) and in the 5^th (4-1) game.

A defining moment of this contest was when Sinner won 5 consecutive games in the 2^nd set to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.

3^rd set.

Sinner won the set after he broke Max in the 5^th (3-2) and in the 9^th (5-4) game. Purcell tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8^th (4-4) game. Notwithstanding, the Italian kept the situation under control before winning the set 6-4.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Sinner scored 109 points vs. Purcell’s 88 points.

The Italian served exceptionally well to win 79% of the points (42/53) behind his first serve, and he won 53% points (20/38) on his second serve. Jannik was sharp when converting 56% of the break points that he conquered (5/9). On the other side, Max had some problems converting his break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

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

Highlights Jannik Sinner vs. Max Purcell Australian Open – Melbourne

Sinner’s Interview

Next Match H2H: Jannik Sinner vs. Marton Fucsovics – stats

Sinner will fight against Fucsovics in the 2^nd round.

There is no head to head record between Jannik Sinner and Marton Fucsovics since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

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