Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner defeated Spaniard Roberto Carballés Baena 6-4, 7-6(5) after 2h20m of play in the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 in Umag. The World No. 10 will meet compatriot Franco Agamenone in search of the final.
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Jannik Sinner started the season in a great way reaching the quarter-finals in the Australian Open and of Dubai. Later, he also reached the quarterfinals in Miami, Monte Carlo, Rome and Wimbledon. However, he still couldn’t break that barrier, which is his goal for the rest of the season. Already located in the Top 10 of the ATP, the Italian reached Umag as the second favorite for the title, in which he debuted with victory over James Munar.
Roberto Carballés Baena has won a title so far this season, in the Challenger de Tunis in May. Then, the Spaniard was alternating good and regular weeks. In addition, he reached the finals of the Challengers of Gran Canaria and Amersfoort. At the ATP level, the quarterfinals in Marrakech. A Umag came after falling in his debut Gstaad con Richard Gasquet. In Umagbegan with victories over Henrii Laaksonen and Alex Molcan.
Sinner advances solidly
In the opening set, Jannik Sinner he captured the break in the third game, and then neither of them created break chances again. After, Roberto Carballés Baena held, tried to put pressure, but failed to recover from the break. With great solidity in the service, the Italian sealed the set by 6-4 after 51 minutes.
In the second set, the Spaniard became more combative and resistant to his rival’s advances. The World No. 10 squandered five break points in Game 3 and the match was even. In the eleventh game, the Italian broke serve, but faltered in serving for the match and the Spaniard sent it all to a tie break. There, Sinner started forcefully with a 6-2 and, despite the fact that Carballés reached 6-5, he closed it by 6-4, 7-6(5) after 2h20m.
