Internazionali d'Italia, Sinner does not disappoint expectations and gets rid of Ofner

Austrian Sebastian Ofner could do nothing against Jannik Sinner in the second round of the Internazionali d'Italia, which marked the Italian tennis player's debut at the Foro Italico. In a packed Centre Court with many orange segments, Sinner won in two sets, 6-3, 6-4.

It took only a few games for Sinner to warm up and break serve at 3:1 in the first set, and then to extend to 4:1 thanks to a service game with no history. Ofner clung to serves above 200 km/h to stay within the match, but in the exchanges Sinner showed overwhelming superiority. The first set was over in 37 minutes, 6-3.

The second set opened with a break by Sinner won with a very precise short ball. Ofner, class of '96 and number 82 in the Atp rankings, avoided suffering a second break right away, making several aces, and with seven consecutive points on serve, he took the lead 2:3.

The seventh game, which lasted over nine minutes, was the most hard-fought with Sinner failing to find the paw to close and Ofner managing to make it 3-4.

After two interruptions for medical treatment to be given to two spectators, Sinner found a way to exploit the break, without conceding any opportunities to his opponent, and sealing the final success at 6:4.