Jannik Sinner had a great win over Aslan Karatsev (0-6 6-3 6-4) in Lyon after being bagelled (6-0) in the first set.
However, something weird happened to the young Italian who was fined for unsportsmanlike conduct because he didn’t use the toilet when he asked for a toilet break. The Italian was baffled for the quirky fine to say: “I didn’t know this rule, I will never do it again.”
Obviously, the episode attracted some attention on social media, with fans making all sorts of jokes. That’s also tennis!
Sinner in Lyon, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.17 (career-high), the Italian has achieved a compiled 21-9 match record in 2021. The Italian is playing in Lyon where he defeated Aslan Karatsev 0-6 6-3 6-4.
Jannik Sinner will square off with the world no.125 Arthur Rinderknech in the 2nd round on Thursday at 8:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. They have never played each other until now in top events.
The Italian has won 1 title in 2021 in Melbourne. The Italian got to the final in Miami (Miami Open).
Aslan Karatsev in 2021
At the moment ranked no.25 (career-high), Aslan played his last match on the 19th of May when he surrendered to world no.17 Jannik Sinner 0-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Lyon (draw).
During this season the Russian owns a 24-8 match record. This year, Aslan clinched 1 title in Dubai. Aslan was the runner-up in Belgrade.
Jannik Sinner and Aslan Karatsev played each other only twice. Their actual head to head record is 1-1. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Jannik Sinner won 0-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Lyon (Open Parc) on the 19th of May 2021.
Here the highlights.
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