Jannik Sinner qualified for the second round at the ATP 500 in Halle by defeating Richard Gasquet after just under two and a half hours with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 victory.
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With an attractive match he started the day in the Halle tournament having Jannik Sinner as one of the great protagonists of the tournament against an experienced Richard Gasquet who knows what it is very good to compete on grass. He had just won, for example, last week in Stuttgart against Stefanos Tsitsipas and made the quarterfinals. For the transalpine it was the first game he had faced this season on this surface. They had a precedent and it was the one they played this year in Indian Wells where the current number nine in the world had emerged victorious.
Sinner ends up taking the win
The Italian already started putting his impetus to want to go for the match. He was able to force the French player from the first game and it didn’t take him long to get that break. Getting ahead caused some doubts and Richard forced him but could not prevent Sinner from leaving until 1-4. Then, with 2-5 and 15-40 everything was very close to Jannik but Gasquet was going to pull tenacity. He managed to solve it by saving three set balls but later with 5-3, the Italian with a game Blank placed the partial in his favor.
The opportunity came for Jannik to take a very important step at the start of the second, but the Frenchman was not going to allow it. He continued very focused and despite his difficulties he showed his fist. Therefore, he confirmed that he was very involved in the appointment. At 4-4, there was a new option for the Italian tennis player with two break balls but he couldn’t solve it either. Therefore, the experienced Frenchman, kept believing in his options and when at 5-6 he reached 0-40, he was able to put the tables in terms of the partials and be able to reach the final set.
Sinner entered the beginning of the quarter better after several minutes as they went to the locker room. He broke right away and although he had doubts at some point, he had the option to break completely with a double break but Richard showed his fight. However, the Italian ended up putting that difference of two services to go for the victory. Improved sensations and imposing more of his rhythm on the field. Sinner, qualified for the second round by winning the ATP 500 in Halle by defeating Gasquet.
2023-06-20 14:02:37
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