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15:05 – Double break Ivashka, 1-4

Musetti has not yet taken the field. Contracted and uncoordinated, he misses the easiest shots. The Tuscan concedes three break points to the Belarusian, cancels two of them clinging to the serve but in the end he gives up.

15:00 – Paul remains in the game

The American cancels two 5-1 balls that would have sent Sinner to serve for the match. He holds a key game, goes 2-4 and tries to stay there to fight again in this very tough first round.

14:57 – He closed de Minaur

Which won 7-6 1-6 6-3 over Pedro Martinez. This means that soon it’s up to Fabio Fognini with Basilashvili. For de Minaur the winner of the Sinner-Paul match.

14:53 – Break Ivashka, 1-2

The Carrarino stumbles in the third game. Too many free mistakes by Lorenzo in this segment, which ended with a bloody double fault. Ivashka limits herself to observing and thanking, after two zero games on each side at the start of the set.

14:50 – Break Sinner, 3-1

Severe break suffered by Paul, who from 40-15 throws the game away with mistakes and unlikely choices, such as the serve and volley on the second on the break ball. All this after an 8-minute break asked by Sinner for the treatment of the groin area for which he had to leave the field.

14:45 – Musetti-Ivashka also started

On field 5 the match between Musetti and Ivashka began. Soon it should also touch Fognini.

14:40 – Sinner asks the physio

And also in this match Sinner asks for the physiotherapist. Ahead 2-1 in the third set, Sinner asks the physio for a groin problem. Sinner in fact must leave the field.

14:26 – Sinner takes her to the 3rd set

This time it’s a nice tie-break, closed for 7 points to 4. Jannik Sinner once again shows the attributes, clears 3 match points from Paul and takes this match to the third set. Bravo, good at shooting a game at a certain really bad point and with too many mistakes. He goes to the 3rd set after 2 hours and 13 minutes of fighting.

14:16 – We go to the tie-break also in the second set

With a more complicated ending, but in the end Sinner goes to the tie-break also in this second set. We remember the 3 match points canceled in the ninth game. Let’s see if Sinner can breathe new life into this match.

14:00 – Annulla 2 match point Sinner

And then counterbreak. With great courage, Sinner cancels 3 match points from Paul and manages to snatch the American’s serve. Sinner therefore goes back to 4-5 and serves, with the chance to reopen the set and match.

13:48 – Key game, Paul 5-2

At 15-30 and thanks to a double fault Sinner had a small chance. Chance with which the South Tyrolean went with free, free, free. Three mistakes. Paul thanks and runs 5-2.

13:40 – Paul continues the race

He is serving the American well, playing well and making little mistakes. At the service he is doing very well now, with many firsts on the pitch and very few mistakes. In short, that set finale really put him in confidence and now it’s tough for Sinner. 4-1. Two games from the victory Paul.

13:30 – Consolida il break Paul, 3-0

The American escapes 3-0, thus placing a partial 8 games to 1.

13:27 – Break Paul, 2-0

Prolonged rupture of Sinner, who is already at 22 free errors. Too many, especially if we consider that they arrived from the middle of the first set onwards. Paul escapes 2-0. Sinner must immediately try to find the counterbreak if he wants to resume this game.

13:18 – First Set Paul, 7-6

Until 5-2 Sinner had conceded little or nothing, then from that bad game with which he did not close the first set the blue stopped. Particularly impressive was the partial 9 points to 0 between the last game of service and the start of the tie-break, where Paul immediately ran away at 5-0. From there he just had to manage the lead. And so, after an hour and 7 minutes of the first set, the American’s first part is set. Sinner will have to try to chase.

13:12 – We go to the tie-break between Sinner and Paul

41 points each in this first set, a symptom of great balance. More regrets, however, for Sinner, with those two free games in the game in which he served for the set weighing so much. Let’s see what comes out of it.

13:06 – Sinner sale 6-5

The South Tyrolean guarantees at least the tie-break by climbing 6-5 in this hard-fought first set. Let’s see if Paul takes her to the goal destined to break the balance of this first set.

12:57 – Controbreak Paul, 5-4 Sinner

At the best, Tommy Paul finds the counterbreak. The American took a few more risks in response, playing more aggressive and making him run down the back line. Sinner has put some of him with avoidable mistakes. He loses the break ahead of the blue but above all he does not close the set: 5-4 Sinner, Paul service.

12:41 – Break Sinner, 4-2

The first extension is from Jannik who thus manages to escape 4-2. Nice game in response for Sinner who takes the American service.

12:34 – Score that follows the turns of service

So far a Sinner in control in his batting turns, Jannik has started well. 3-2, without a break and with the only opportunities for Sinner in the second game with Paul serving.

12:20 – Paul immediately saves 3 break points

In the first round of service the American must immediately manage break points, 3 in total, 2 of which are consecutive. Sinner with two free, however, on two of these. And eventually Paul holds the serve. 1-1

11:50 – Sinner-Paul: previous

Opens the central field program. There is no precedent between the two. Paul has won only one game on clay so far this season, in the first round of the Houston tournament, also taking advantage of Gojowczyk’s retirement. Sinner, however, comes from the week off after the hardships in Monte Carlo, where he did not look his best. A ten-day break from the knockout with Zverev, jumping in Barcelona and returning here in Madrid. We will see shortly the form status of Jannik, widely favored for this match.

11:30 – Nadal is with the Russian tennis players

Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal also spoke at the press conference yesterday. The question about the Russian issue, that is, with tennis players excluded from Wimbledon because of their passport. Rafa is not there and as Djokovic has sided with his colleagues: “They are not to blame for what is happening”.