Sinner Sets up Derby with Pellegrino
Sinner extended his winning streak to 25 matches and will face qualifier Andrea Pellegrino after the straight-sets rout.
- On Monday, world number one Jannik Sinner defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-2, 6-0 to reach the Italian Open Last 16, advancing in straight sets on Rome's center court.
- The world number one secured his 25th consecutive match win, extending his record-breaking form at Masters 1000 events where he now joins Novak Djokovic as the only player to win 25 such matches in one year.
- Popyrin was suffocated by Sinner's dominance, managing only 48% of first serves into play and committing 23 unforced errors in a match that was barely contested.
- Sinner faces countryman Andrea Pellegrino in the Last 16, a qualifier ranked 155 who had never played in a Masters 1000 main draw before this week.
- Should Sinner prevail at the Foro Italico, he would be the first Italian to win there since Adriano Panatta 50 years ago, as he builds toward the French Open starting next week.
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Sinner sets up derby with Pellegrino
Jannik Sinner set up a David v Goliath clash with countryman Andrea Pellegrino in the last 16 of the Italian Open after demolishing Alexei Popyrin in straight sets 6-2, 6-0 on centre court on Monday. The world number one easily won his 25th straight match, taking just over an hour to see off Australia's Popyrin and give qualifier Pellegrino his moment on the big stage on Tuesday afternoon. Pellegrino, 29, who beat 20th seed Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (1…
The small Poucet of the Rome tournament measures 185 cm and has the salient muscle: out of the qualifiers, Italian Andrea Pellegrino, 155th world, will challenge his compatriot Jannik Sinner in the 8th final on Tuesday...
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