Italian decisive in critical points to beat American and progress to quarter-finals
’s duel with Tommy Paul was yet to be decided. After the crushing blow of conceding an extremely tight first set, Paul admirably fought back to force a second tie-break with an array of bold shot-making and confident forays to the net. The number 14 seed took a narrow 5-4 lead to be two points away from levelling the match at one set all.
“I always get more excited also when play important points, important moments,” said Sinner on his clutch play. “In my mind, this is what we practice for. This is why you make repetition in the practice courts, and where you feel more safe, where you have to maybe change up couple of things trying to surprise him. You have to serve a bit smarter. In the second-set tie-break I didn’t serve very well, but trying to find a solution somehow.
Sinner successfully argued that the positive tests had been a result of contamination due to his physiotherapist treating a cut on his finger with an over-the-counter spray that contained clostebol and then inadvertently transferring it to Sinner through his daily massage treatments. The 23-year-old had been able to successfully lift the automatic provisional ban, meaning that he continued competing for five months without his positive test being publicly disclosed.
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