Sinner, this one was really hard to digest: McDonald’s in the middle of the night inevitably went down his throat.
A marathon. A real tour de force. There is no other way to define the last days ofJannik Sinner TheSouth Tyrolean recordmandidn’t even have time to enjoy his victory at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna that immediately it was time, for him, to get back on the course.
From Austria he moved on to France, where the last Masters 1000 of the year, the one inParis-Bercy, is being played. Italy’s No. 1 had just three days to recharge his batteries, having raised the cup of the previous Atp 500 to the sky. He thus started, if you will, already in a deficit. But he then had to deal, as if that were not enough, with a totally screwed-up schedule that in the worst case scenario, luckily that did not happen, couldpenalize himstrongly. Yes, because his first match in the transalpine city Sinner played it at anabsolutely impractical
The clock struckmidnightwhen, at last, he and his opponent, AmericanMackenzie McDonald, were called to the court to kick off their highly anticipated face-off. A very fierce match that turned out moreoverindigest Because you know, just to downplay and play a little with words and his rival’s last name, “feasting” on sandwiches and fries late at night is not exactly a panacea for the delicate stomach of the Atp champions.
Sinner, what a marathon: it’s dawn
Fact is that it took three sets to tame the U.S., who had come out on top in the first set and had Sinner and his team trembling. He was frightened not so much by the defeat itself, but rather by the prospect of an unfavorable draw at the now upcomingFinals in Turin
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By beating McDonald, however, Jannik put the seal on hisfourth place in the Race This means that the danger is averted and that he will be placed neither in the same round asDaniil Medvedev, his old black beast, nor in that of one betweenNovak DjokovicandCarlos Alcaraz An advantage of no small magnitude, in short, which Sinner rightly pursued.
At this point, it matters little what happens in Paris. And there are many who think he would do well tobeat retreatand get some rest before the hour of the Masters tournament rolls around. Especially in light of the fatigue he must surely be experiencing after the marathon night at the Palais Omnisport. At best, the bluewill have gone to bed at dawn Because between dinner and post-match treatment, press conference and adrenaline rush, it will have takenat least 5to get into bed. Only to return to the fieldafter exactly 12 hoursbeing his second match scheduledat about 5p.m. today. Will he, our hero, be able to hold his own
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