Jannik Sinner seemed to be one of the top favorites to win the tournament in Lyon, especially after Dominic Thiem was abruptly eliminated from the main draw. Jannik also won a great 1st round against Aslan Karatsev, but he unexpectedly lost to the world no.125 Arthur Rinderknech in the 2nd round 6-7(7) 6-2 7-5.
Jannik Sinner quickly changed the page to post a nice message on Twitter congratulating his conqueror and stating that now he is fully focused on the French Open.
Jannik wrote:
“Not the performance I wanted yesterday. Didn’t find the solution, congrats to @arthurrinder. Felt like a step back after the first round. But this is tennis. Now to prepare for the main goal, @rolandgarros. Thank you @OpenParcARA for supporting #WhatsKeptYouMoving.
Not the performance I wanted yesterday. Didn't find the solution, congrats to @arthurrinder. Felt like a step back after the first round. But this is tennis. Now to prepare for the main goal, @rolandgarros 💪🏼
Thank you @OpenParcARA for supporting #WhatsKeptYouMoving 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/6aSCgI4Itw
— Jannik Sinner (@janniksin) May 21, 2021
Jannik Sinner in 2021
Now the world no.17 (career-high), Sinner played his last match on the 20th of May when he was defeated by world no.125 Arthur Rinderknech 6-7(7) 6-2 7-5 in the 2nd round in Lyon (draw).
During this season Jannik has managed to achieve a composed 21-10 win-loss record. This year, Jannik conquered 1 title in Melbourne. The Italian got to the final in Miami.
Rinderknech in Lyon, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.125, Rinderknech achieved a compiled 29-12 win-loss record in 2021. Arthur is now competing in Lyon where he toppled Kimmer Coppejans 7-5 3-6 7-62, Mikael Ymer 6-3 6-74 6-2 and Jannik Sinner 6-77 6-2 7-5.
Arthur Rinderknech will face the world no.49 Cameron Norrie in the quarter on Friday at 6:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. They have never played each other until now in top competitions.
The French player clinched 1 title in 2021 in the Istanbul Challenger.
Jannik Sinner and Arthur Rinderknech fought against each other just on 1 occasion. Their current record is 1-0 for Rinderknech. When they played, Arthur Rinderknech won 6-7(7) 6-2 7-5 in the 2nd round in Lyon (Open Parc) on the 20th of May 2021.
