Sinner-van de Zandschulp is a valid match for the second round of the Atp 500 tournament in Rotterdam: news, analysis, predictions, live TV and streaming.
Target third place in the Atp rankings, to shatter yet another record. Jannik Sinner, in case of success in the Rotterdam tournament, would bypass Daniil Medvedev and find himself on the podium, behind Alcaraz and Djokovic, a position never before reached by an Italian tennis player in the Open era (Panatta stopped at fourth).
For the South Tyrolean it is also a return to the court after the resounding victory at the Australian Open, a triumph that has entered by right into the history of Italian sport and that we will hardly forget. The hunger, however, is still great, and Sinner wants to prepare as best he can for the two North American Masters 1000s in Indian Wells and Miami before he starts thinking about the clay court season. In Holland, the spotlight will obviously be all on him and he is the early favorite. His adventure begins, ironically, with one of the very hosts, Botic van de Zandschulp, Sinner’s first opponent also in Melbourne a month ago.
The San Candido native will also try to forget last year’s defeat, when he surrendered to Medvedev in three sets in the final. The Russian, who was defeated in the last act of the Australian Open, will not defend his title: in fact, with only a few weeks to go before the tournament begins, he decided to cancel.
Where to watch Sinner-van de Zandschulp live TV and streaming
The match valid for the first round of the Atp 500 in Rotterdam between Jannik Sinner and Botic van de Zandschulp will be broadcast on Wednesday, February 14 exclusively for Sky subscribers on Sky Sport Tennis (channel 203). The match between Sinner and van de Zandschulp will also be available for live streaming via the Sky Go app, the mobile device service available to subscribers. Live streaming is planned on NOW, Sky’s live and on-demand platform. The challenge will not start until 7:30 p.m.
Sinner-van de Zandschulp: the prediction
Since Melbourne van de Zandschulp has played only two Davis Cup matches, in the context of the match between Holland and Switzerland: defeat to Riedi and victory over Husler. The Dutchman has a small advantage, that of playing in front of his own audience, but Sinner has already beaten him soundly (3-0) in their only previous match. And on indoor concrete, the Italian’s favorite surface, the distance between the two could be even sharper. The South Tyrolean should close the file in two sets, although we expect a slow start: total games in the first set cannot be ruled out to at least 11.