🇮🇹 Jannik Sinner is the fourth teenager to reach the #MiamiOpen men's singles final. The previous three went on to become No. 1 in the @FedEx ATP Rankings. 🇺🇸 Andre Agassi (1990) 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal (2005) 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic (2007)
Jannik Sinner follows Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic on Masters 1000 age records
ATPSaturday, 03 April 2021 at 16:00
The 19-year-old Jannik Sinner made incredible progress since 2019, passing over 500 rivals on the ATP ranking list and standing on the verge of the top-20!
The explosive and super talented player needed only three Masters 1000 tournaments to advance into the first final at this level, becoming the fifth-youngest competitor in the Masters 1000 title match and the youngest since Rafael Nadal in Madrid 2005! Jannik became the first teenager in the Miami Open final since Novak Djokovic in 2007, trying to become the first Masters 1000 champion before turning 20 after the Serb 14 years before him.
In the semis, Sinner defeated Roberto Bautista Agut 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 28 minutes, overcoming a 3-1 deficit in the final set to cross the finish line and remain on the title course. Jannik blasted 37 winners and 53 unforced errors, dictating the pace and fending off seven out of ten break chances. The Spaniard suffered four breaks and lost ground after that lead in the decider, failing to bring the victory home and finishing his journey in the semis.
Jannik got broken already in the first game before pulling the break back in game six for 3-3. The youngster saved three break chances in the next game for his first lead before Bautista Agut grabbed a late break at 5-5 and closed the set after 51 minutes. Sinner survived the second set's seventh game and gained momentum, breaking Roberto at 15 in game ten to force a decider.
Starting all over, Bautista Agut produced two comfortable holds at the start of the final set and scored a break in game three for a 3-1 lead. Jannik broke back at love in game six and sealed the deal at 5-4 thanks to a backhand crosscourt winner that gave him a break at love and the triumph.
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- Andy deserves a record, does not matter which one😂
AceOfBase19-04-2024 - Nice from Emma. Next Swiatek. That would be huge surprise.AceOfBase19-04-2024
- Great insights here. Thanks.MrAndreeva19-04-2024
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- Dominic Thiem. Way up there too.MrAndreeva19-04-2024