The blue tennis continues to give satisfaction in Australia. While in Atp Cup we celebrate the qualification of Italy in the final thanks to the duo Fognini-Berrettini, who will face the Russia of Rublev and Medveded after eliminating Spain in the semifinals, the Azzurri are also protagonists at Great Ocean Road Open, one of the two ATP 250 tournaments scheduled on Melbourne Park concrete in view of the upcoming Australian Open.
Jannik Sinner after over three hours of gameplay has bent the Russian Karen Khachanov, defeated 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (4), and in the final he will face the Marche Stefano Travaglia: for the first time since 1988 there will be one all-Italian ATP final (the seventh in history).
Sinner imposed himself on the number 20 in the world after a very complicated match, in which he managed to save well 12 palle break e cancel a match point of the Russian with a veteran coldness: thanks to this victory the 19 year old South Tyrolean is now number 34 of the world, also bypassing Lorenzo Sonego. For him it is the second ATP final in his career after victory in Prague in 2020.
Applause also to Travaglia, who at 29 won his first final in the major circuit by clearly beating the Brazilian 6-3, 6-4 Thiago Monteiro, number 83 of the ranking. Thanks to this victory he will rise to number 60 in the world ranking, establishing his record.
OMNISPORT | 06-02-2021 10:57
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