Jannik Sinner beats Pavel Kotov 6-2 7-5 in the 3rd round in Madrid on Monday. Sinner will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Karen Khachanov in the 4th round. The match lasted 1 hour and 38 minutes. This will be his best result in this event. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 3rd round in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Italian added to his prize money € 36,775 after conquering this match. He has already won € 88,440 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Italian will add € 73,555 to his earnings to get in total € 161,995 in total.
Highlights Jannik Sinner vs. Pavel Kotov Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:38
At the end of the match, Sinner scored 66 points vs. Kotov’s 52.
Sinner
The Italian won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points after he converted only 46% (6/13) of the procured opportunities.
Kotov
On the other side, Kotov was pretty effective at converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (3/6). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Sinner and Kotov is 1-0 for Jannik.
Draw and next match H2H: Jannik Sinner vs. Karen Khachanov – stats
Sinner will play Khachanov in the 4th round.
This will be the 5th time that Jannik Sinner and Karen Khachanov play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Sinner (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Sinner won 6-4 7-5 6-3 in the 4th round in Australian open back in January 2024.
Live score progression and stats
Sinner was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Pavel Kotov in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Sinner to win the set as Kotov found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (2-3) game. The Italian maintained his cool to break Kotov in the 4th (3-1), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
The Italian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 0.
Kotov was completely outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 3-2 to 6-2.
Jannik converted 57% of his break points (4/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, Pavel was flawless in converting all his break points in the 3rd (0-2 15-40) and the 5th game (1-3 15-40).
They contested 45 points. Sinner was the winner of the set after clinching 15 points more than the Russian (30-15). The Italian dropped 8 points on serve (14-8). In addition, on the other side, Kotov conceded 16 points on serve (7-16).
The Italian conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Italian broke back in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th game to win the set 7-5.
Pavel couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-5 to 7-5.
Sinner converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 10th (4-5 15-40 and 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, the Russian converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40).
They played 73 points. It’s worth to point out that, The Italian won this set even if he scored less points 1 than Pavel (36-37). Jannik conceded 13 points on serve (22-13). In addition, on the other side, Kotov conceded 14 points on serve (24-14).
Tennis Scores in Madrid
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Pavel KotovKotov (6-2 7-5)
- Alexander BublikBublik – Ben SheltonShelton (3-6 7-62 6-4)
- Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Jakub MensikMensik (6-1 1-0 ret.)
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (6-4 7-67)
- Casper RuudRuud – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-2 6-4)
- Rafael NadalNadal – Pedro CachinCachin (6-1 6-75 6-3)
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Flavio CobolliCobolli (7-5 6-4)
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Sebastian KordaKorda (5-7 7-64 6-3)
- Taylor FritzFritz – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-2 6-3)
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (6-3 6-3)
- Andrey RublevRublev – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (7-610 6-4)
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Holger RuneRune (6-4 4-6 6-3)
- Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Ugo HumbertHumbert (7-5 6-4)
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (6-4 7-62)
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-4 7-5)
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Tommy PaulPaul (6-77 6-4 6-2)
Upcoming matches
- Rafael NadalNadal – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (1-2) – H2H details and stats
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Alexander BublikBublik (5-0) – H2H details and stats
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (2-2) – H2H details and stats
- Andrey RublevRublev – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (2-0) – H2H details and stats
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Casper RuudRuud (1-3) – H2H details and stats
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (3-1) – H2H details and stats
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-0) – H2H details and stats
