In the third round of Rome Masters 2025, Jannik Sinner had a encounter with Jesper de Jong – class 93 in the world. The Dutch player won the main round ticket as “Lucky Loser”. Before the opponent was underestimated, Sinner did not have many difficulties to win.
This match, Sinner entered the game well when he won 2 consecutive breaks at the beginning of the set and then took the lead 4-1. Shortly thereafter, the world's No. 1 tennis player suddenly broke out. De Jong did not miss the golden opportunity to equalize.
Accordingly, the Dutch tennis player successfully reclaimed both serve games, thereby balancing the score 4-4 in game 8. However, he still could not create a surprise. At the end of the set, Sinner played bravery to win important break in game 9, thereby ending set 1 with a score of 6-4.
At the top of the second set, De Jong had a problem when he slipped and had a right wrist injury. The Dutch star was quite painful and kept rolling on the pitch. Immediately, Sinner jumped over the net to ask the opponent.
While De Jong was taken care of, Sinner carefully brought his racket out of the yard, even wiping the rolling racket to the opponent. Not stopping there, the No. 1 seed also gave De Jong a towel to wipe people right in the vacation area.
Sinner's beautiful actions received applause from the audience present at the central yard. On social networks, the fans also praised the Italian player.
Back to the match, after being cared for, De Jong was able to play normally. Nhien, injury has significantly affected his performance. In the end, the Dutch player guarded the racket with defeat 2-6. With this result, Sinner has officially participated in the fourth round of men and will face Francisco Cerundolo.
