FUNNY. Jannik Sinner didn’t understand he defeated Alexander Shevchenko

Something weird happened in Rome...

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Jannik Sinner had a tough match against Alexander Shevchenko in Rome on Sunday when he won 6-3 6-74 6-2. Jannik was so focused on winning points that he didn’t understand that he eventually won the match. Later he said he thought he was winning 5-2. This was the video.

Sinner in Rome, ranking, and results in 2023

Jannik Sinner

20 - 1win/loss

Hard
15-1
I Hard
5-0
22 year old
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2024 Highlights

Now ranked no.8 (career-high), Jannik achieved a composed 28-6 record in 2023. The Italian is now competing in Rome where he toppled the world no.104 Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-1 6-4 and the world no.93 Alexander Shevchenko 6-3 6-74 6-2.

Jannik Sinner will square off with the world no.31 Francisco Cerundolo in the 4th round. Their actual record is 2-1 for Sinner.

Sinner clinched 1 title in 2023 in Montpellier. Sinner got to the final in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament) and in Miami (Miami Open).

The Italian 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)

Sinner will play next at the French Open (French Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of May.

Sinner
Rome
Sinner's Record
Sinner
Projected
Draw

Alexander Shevchenko in 2023

Alexander Shevchenko

9 - 10win/loss

Hard
4-7
I Hard
5-3
23 year old
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2024 Highlights

Ranked world no.93 (career-high), the Russian played his last match on the 14th of May when he surrendered to world no.8 Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-7(4) 6-2 in the 3rd round in Rome (draw).

Currently, during this season Shevchenko achieved an overall 25-16 record. The Russian clinched 2 titles in 2023 in the Tenerife 1 Challenger and the Madrid Challenger. The Russian was the finalist in the Phoenix Challenger.

He is also scheduled to play at the French Open (French Open) after Lyon. The main draw will start on the 21st of May.

Shevchenko
Rome
Shevchenko's Record

Jannik Sinner and Alexander Shevchenko faced off just once. Their actual record is 1-0 for Sinner. When they played, Jannik Sinner won 6-3 6-7(4) 6-2 in the 3rd round in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 14th of May 2023.