The first ATP 500 of the year – Rotterdam Open has just ended the fourth day of competition. Accordingly, the second round of men's singles has just been completed, thereby identifying 8 best names into the quarterfinals.
At this year's Rotterdam Open, Tsitsipas is ranked No. 1. This morning, the Greek player has just entered the second round.
Entering set 1, the two players create a fairly balanced game. Games 6, 7 and 8 took place quickly when both Tsitsipas and Sinner won white games. However, to game 9 hinges, Sinner has played very well to win the first break of the match, thereby winning this 6-4 sets.
To lose Set 1, Tsitsipas seemed to be mentally down. At the beginning of Set 2, he let Sinner break the first serve game. In the rest of the set, the No. 1 seed cannot turn the flag. Not only that, he also lost the break once more in game 9 and accepted the racket with defeat 3-6.
In the end, Tsitsipas lost 4-6, 3-6 and officially stopped in the second round of Rotterdam Open 2023. Meanwhile, Sinner won tickets to the quarterfinals. The next opponent of the Italian tennis player Stan Wawrinka.
Notably, this is also the first time in his career, Sinner defeated a player in the top 3 ATP. This result also helped him increase 2 steps in the rankings, to 12th rank.
