Sinner eliminated by Tiafoe in the semifinals at the ATP Vienna tournament
Crazy match in Vienna: Sinner is reassembled one step away from victory by Tiafoe, n ° 49 in the world and coming from the qualifiers, who wins 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 after more than two hours of battle. On Sunday the American will face Sascha Zverev, who tamed the Spaniard Alcaraz with a double 6-3. Jannik will look for points for Torino in the Bercy Masters, live next week on Sky Sport
PARIS-BERCY, THE BOARD
Stops in semifinal the run of Jannik Sinner a Vienna, in the most painful and unpredictable way. A set ahead and 5-3, in full control of the match, the blue has in fact suffered a sudden break up who opened the comeback from Frances Tiafoe, 49 of the ranking and coming from the qualifiers. Since that time the American has played a tennis heaven, made up of damps, volleys, recoveries, winners and devastating firsts, managing to defuse the rival’s serve and bring the audience of the Central Vienna to their side. The partial 11 games to 2 it is only the statistics that explain what we have seen on the pitch, in a Davis atmosphere that saw Sinner play only against everyone. The 20-year-old, fresh from Top 10, thus interrupted the series of 11 streak indoor wins (surface on which he had not lost since mid-March) and 23 sets conquered in a row, leaving Austria with theeighth place in the race it’s a historic ninth place in the ATP ranking. Next step Paris-Bercy, where there are 1000 points up for grabs and where a good slice of the chance to fly to Turin will be played on November 14th.
The Race to Turin live
- 7. RUUD – 3.105
- 8. SINNER – 3.015
- 9. NADALE – 2.985 **
- 10. HURKACZ – 2,955
- 11. NORRIE – 2,875
- 12. AUGER-ALIASSIME – 2.420
Already qualified Djokovic, Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Zverev, Rublev and Berrettini
** does not participate
The results of the semifinals
- Zverev-Alcaraz 6-3, 6-3
- tiafoe – Sinner 3-6, 7-5, 6-2