Sinner-Kotov is a match valid for the third round of the Atp Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid: schedule, news, statistics, predictions, live TV and streaming.
Appetite comes with eating. And Jannik Sinner’s could increase match after match, despite the fact that the world No. 2 a week ago made it clear that Madrid was merely a “test” to get to top form for Rome and Paris, his two main goals in the clay court season.
Those who expected, however, a Sinner on the sly and with the handbrake pulled had to be quickly recanted: the Italian in his debut in the Masters 1000 in the Spanish capital overwhelmed his compatriot Lorenzo Sonego with a very severe score (6-0 6-2) and staying on court in just over an hour. Simply unplayable is the San Candido native, who continues to “tyrannize” whenever he faces an Italian, winning 13 out of 13 derbies. Having made it past the second round – in the first he had benefited from a bye – Sinner may now be getting the hang of it. Also because in Madrid, without Djokovic around – the Serb preferred to give up, concentrating on his next appointments – he has a chance to accumulate other precious points, useful to get closer to the first place of the ranking (he would become so in case he comes to win the tournament).
The Russian is coming off a marathon
Until the quarters, meanwhile, there seem to be no insurmountable obstacles. After the “fratricidal clash” with friend Sonego for Sinner is Russian Pavel Kotov, never faced before in his career
The current number 72 in the Atp rankings on the Madrid clay has already made it through two rounds: in the first he prevailed over the now sunset host Ramos-Vinolas (6-3 6-4); in the second, on the other hand, it took him a good five hours and 42 minutes to fold Australian Thompson in a real marathon (7-5 4-6 7-5). The winner of this challenge in the fourth round will face one between Flavio Cobolli and Karen Khachanov.
Sinner-Kotov: the prediction
The Sinner admired against Sonego should have no problem getting rid of Kotov, who by the way will pay for the fact that he was on the court for almost six hours in the previous match. The total games are likely to be less than 20.