New York, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 30th Aug, 2024) World number one Jannik Sinner, fighting to add the US Open title to the Australian Open crown he won in January, has reached in the third round on Thursday with 6. -4, 6-0, 6-2 victory of Alex Michelsen.
The Italian Sinner needed just one hour and 39 minutes to get past the 49th-placed Michelsen, who gave him match point with a winning forehand down the line and cleared it with a cross-court forehand volley.
“It was a real improvement, for sure,” said Sinner, who had to rally from a set down and a break down in a no-strings-attached first-round win over Mackenzie McDonald.
“I’m trying to improve now in the next few days,” said the Italian, who arrived at the training ground shortly after the match “trying to understand what works best here on these courts.”
“We’ll see what I can do in the next round,” added Sinner, who will next play Australian wild card Christopher O’Connell as he aims to stay on course for a semi-final showdown with champion Carlos Alcaraz of the 2022 US Open that he won. both the French Open and Wimbledon this year.
O’Connell advanced with a 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Italy’s Mattia Bellucci.
Sinner, who beat Michelsen in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters this month, said the American was “a very tough opponent.
“I knew what to expect, he knew what to expect a little bit.”
Sinner claimed his fifth title of the season in Cincinnati.
A day later it was revealed that Sinner had escaped a suspension despite twice testing positive for a banned anabolic agent in March, the authorities accepting his explanation that the result was the result of accidental contamination.
He said that his close friends and associates had helped him get through the turbulent period of the investigation, which had made him more appreciative of the world beyond tennis.
“For me, I believe that I have also grown as a person during this period, which I hope can help me in the future,” he said.
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