Who will be the other finalist? 🕵️♂️🕵️♀️ #ATP #ATPTour /uHES6ujPXD- European Open OctoHow many titles has Sinner won? 🦊 'The fox' defeated Lloyd Harris 🇿🇦 in 2 sets 6/2, 6/2 in the 1st SF of the tournament Using the home crowd, McDonald broke and held onto his serve to force a decider in his first ATP Tour final.🎾🔚 FINALIST! 🔥🦊 🇮🇹 reaches the final of the #EuropeanOpen and will fight tomorrow for his 4th ATP title of the year 🏆 The American cut down on his errors by dropping further behind the baseline and saved the two break points he faced in the second set. McDonald attacked the teen's kick second serve to try to get on top of rallies, and that paid dividends in the second set.
It felt like the American was clawing to avoid letting the match slip away.īut even though he won the opening set, Sinner lost his serve twice in the frame, which was surprising given he had only dropped three service games in his first four matches. The threat of the Italian’s raw power forced McDonald to make atypical baseline mistakes, and that proved the difference early on. In the first set, it seemed Sinner’s firepower would be too much for his opponent to handle. Sinner showed that not only does he have plenty of weaponry in his physical game, but incredible mental fortitude to fend off disappointment and find a way to win. It was anything but easy against McDonald. "It's not about who is the youngest or whatever. There are a lot of players who have done much, much better than me," Sinner said. "When you see somebody is the youngest or whatever, I don't put much weight on that. But after two hours and 53 minutes, he completed his impressive run at a tournament that has been won by the likes of all-time greats Andre Agassi, Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors. The fifth seed lost an opportunity to serve for the championship at 5-3 in the third set. Sinner claimed the biggest title of his career with the loss of just one set in five matches. A lot of experience to put in, working hard as we are doing now, and trying to play important matches and important moments of a match," Sinner said. "I think there is still much work to do, to be honest. But Sinner showed little frustration and defied his nerves to remain focused and become the third-youngest champion in tournament history behind Andy Roddick (2001) and Juan Martin del Potro (2008). Given the pressure of the moment and McDonald’s grittiness - the home favourite saved 10 set points in the first set and 16 break points in the match - many teens would have struggled to battle through.
No other teen has lifted a trophy at the level.
The Italian overcame his nerves and American Mackenzie McDonald 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 on Sunday to win the Citi Open and became the youngest ATP 500 champion since the category was created in 2009. Jannik Sinner is only 19, but he certainly does not play like it.
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