- First week of Wimbledon filled with five-setters as Alcaraz overcomes Tiafoe
- Wimbledon Draws and Order Of Play for Saturday, July 6, 2024
- Ricky’s picks for Day 6 at Wimbledon:
- Ricky’s picks for Day 5 at Wimbledon, including Dimitrov vs. Monfils
- Emma Raducanu, Andy Murray will Play Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Together
- Paul among eight winners in five sets on wild day at Wimbledon
- Wimbledon Draws and Order Of Play for Thursday, July 4, 2024
- Ricky’s picks for Day 4 at Wimbledon, including Draper vs. Norrie
- Brits mourn Murray’s Wimbledon exit, but Draper saves the day
- Ricky’s picks for Day 3 at Wimbledon, including Sinner vs. Berrettini
- Aryna Sabalenka, Victoria Azarenka Withdraw from Wimbledon
- Ricky’s picks for Day 2 at Wimbledon, including Auger-Aliassime vs. Kokkinakis
- Wimbledon Draws and Order Of Play for Tuesday, July 2, 2024
- Fritz a three-time champion in Eastbourne, Tabilo takes Mallorca title
- Wimbledon Draws and Order Of Play for Monday, July 1, 2024
Tennis News – Sinner Sinks Monfils In Antwerp, Sets Up NextGen Showdown Against Tiafoe
- Updated: October 17, 2019
By Ricky Dimon
The future appears to be now at the European Open, where Jannik Sinner toppled No. 1 seed Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-2 during second-round action on Thursday. Sinner saved the only break point he faced and broke Monfils four times while cruising in exactly one hour.
“I played a very solid game,” the 18-year-old Italian assessed. “He didn’t play his best tennis, for sure. It’s not easy if you make the final the year before and then to come here to play a young player and wild card. I think I played solid today. I served [well] on the important points and I think that was the key today.”
Next up for Sinner in the quarterfinals on Friday is a showdown against Frances Tiafoe in what could be a preview of an upcoming NextGen ATP Finals match in Milan. Sinner has a wild card into the event as Italy’s top NextGen hope while Tiafoe is No. 5 in the race and a lock to qualify for a return trip to Milan.
The 21-year-old American took care of Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday in Antwerp.
“I’m feeling really good,” Tiafoe commented. “I definitely needed this one. The last couple weeks haven’t been great for me, even the last couple months. To win two good matches back-to-back is very good.”
“He played very [well] today,” Sinner said of Tiafoe. “I watched a little bit of the match. He’s a good player, of course. I’m going to try my best and try to enjoy every single moment out there.”
Meanwhile, Andy Murray continues to enjoy his comeback more and more. The 32-year-old Scot seems to improving with each week and he now finds himself in the Antwerp quarterfinals following Thursday’s 6-4, 6-2 rout of Pablo Cuevas. Murray will be favored in his next match, too, after Marius Copil upset No. 3 seed Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(7).
An intriguing quarterfinal lineup also includes Stan Wawrinka vs. Gilles Simon. The two veterans scored respective victories over Feliciano Lopez and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Wednesday.