Jannik Sinner defeated Marcos Giron 7-6 6-2 at the Shanghai Rolex Masters to advance to the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, joining Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Danil Medvedev who had already qualified at the end of the first tournament. Sinner also won his 50th match this season, a feat only previously accomplished by Italian players Adriano Panatta and Corrado Barazzutti.
Sinner expressed his thoughts after beating Giron and said: “1st round matches are never easy. I tried to somehow raise my level. I knew before the match the 1st set was gonna be tough. I started off not in the best possible way. I just tried to stay there mentally. I think I’ve done quite a good job. I got lucky when he had set point. I’m happy about the ending. I see the positive at the end of the match. I played a little bit better. Hopefully, it gives me confidence for the next round.”
He added after qualifying for the ATP finals in Turin: “I knew it before the match, so I wanted to accomplish this here. I’m very very happy. It was our main goal of the season. I’m very happy I’m officially in Turin. It means a lot, playing in front of the home crowd there. This event is coming in a couple of months. I’ll just try to stay focused. I know I can play well also here. Let’s stay in the present moment.”
Jannik Sinner after beating Marcos Giron in Shanghai:
“1st round matches are never easy. I tried to somehow raise my level. I knew before the match the 1st set was gonna be tough. I started off not in the best possible way. I just tried to stay there mentally. I think I’ve done… pic.twitter.com/zpJ5RuBXIB
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 7, 2023
Jannik Sinner on officially qualifying for the ATP Finals in Turin for the 1st time:
“I knew it before the match, so I wanted to accomplish this here. I’m very very happy. It was our main goal of the season. I’m very happy I’m officially in Turin. It means a lot, playing in… pic.twitter.com/VULcQfwUrv
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 7, 2023
Sinner in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWWWLWWW At the moment ranked no.4 (career-high), Jannik has a composed 50-13 match record in 2023. Jannik is now having a run in Shanghai where he managed to beat the world no.80 Marcos Giron 7-67 6-2.
Jannik Sinner will fight against the world no.29 Sebastian Baez in the 3rd round. In the past, they have never competed against each other till now on the main tour.
The Italian has won 3 titles in 2023 in Montpellier, Toronto and Beijing. Jannik was the finalist in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament) and in Miami (Miami Open).
Sinner won 10 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 5 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner will play next in Antwerp (European Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of October.
