Jannik Sinner advanced to the quarterfinals of the Italian open 2025 with a dominant performance against Francisco Cerundolo. On Tuesday, May 13, Sinner lasted two hours and 17 minutes to defeat his Argentine opponent 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 in the Central Court.
With the victory, the 23 -year -old sinner became the fastest to the landmark 53 wins at the level of tour as world 1 in sport history. Sinner, Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg reached a milestone in 53 matches.
Sinner recently made a comeback after a gap of 104 days After his ban on doping. He started winning over Mariano Navone and Jesper de Jong than Sundol.
“We’ll see how I wake up. I know it’s going to be a longer evening for me. I have to do a lot of things. I’m trying to recover in the best possible way. But just as I said, I need it. I’m glad I’m back. I was out for 3 months.
Jannik Sinner connects Jimmy Connors & Bjorn Borg as men who participated in the smallest matches to achieve 50 victories at tour as a world 1 in history.
Jimmy Connors – 53 matches.
Bjorn Borg – 53 matches.
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Another huge success. pic.twitter.com/hcucqspbel– tennis letter (@tetensletter) 13 May 2025
“Just tried to stay mentally”
Sinner also praised Cerandola as a hard competitor and said he couldn’t afford to be happy.
“It’s a very hard competitor. It is obvious that it is a big challenge for me. Especially at the moment I try to get used to so many difficult situations in the court. I was stopped in the first set. When I bounced back, I just tried to stay mentally and play every point.
In the quarterfinals, Sinner locks the corners with the winner of the match between the Spanish Jaume Munar and Casper Ruud, who is fresh from winning his ATP 1000 Masters in Madrid.
Published:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published on:
May 14, 2025
