Sinner defeats Cerundolo and goes to the quarter-finals in Rome

Jannik Sinner is in the quarter-finals of the Internazionali d'Italia tennis tournament. The Italian defeated Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo 7-6 (7-2), 6-3. Match divided into two parts: in the first set Sinner won the break in the 5th game, but then lost the serve in the next round.

In a situation of perfect parity, the tiebreak was inevitable, in which the Italian climbed higher and higher and closed with 7-2. In the second set, however, there was no match: Sinner dominated, closing 6-3 and thus conquering his 16th quarter-final in a Masters 1000 (the second in Rome). For a place in the semifinals, Sinner will face the winner of the challenge between Munar and Ruud.

"It was a great challenge for me, especially now when I am adapting to difficult conditions. There was a very long game, I was mentally solid, I am very happy because I was able to raise the level, I felt better, it was also a very long day and the crowd helped me at the end."

These were the words of Jannik Sinner after the success. "Tomorrow we will see how I wake up. I still have a lot of things to do to recover, but I needed this match, I'm glad to be back and I'm very happy to be here," added the world number one. "It was a tough match but I managed to raise the level and I'm happy about that, tomorrow I have the day off, it was a tough match mentally as well as physically but I need these challenges to find my rhythm again," concluded the Italian.