{"id":9726,"date":"2021-02-08T23:20:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T06:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanjhisoch.com\/english\/?p=9726"},"modified":"2021-02-08T23:20:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T06:20:01","slug":"australian-open-2021-denis-shapovalov-survives-jannik-sinner-in-epic-battle-to-reach-2nd-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanjhisoch.com\/english\/australian-open-2021-denis-shapovalov-survives-jannik-sinner-in-epic-battle-to-reach-2nd-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Open 2021: Denis Shapovalov Survives Jannik Sinner in Epic Battle to Reach 2nd Round"},"content":{"rendered":"
Canadian 11th seed Denis Shapovalov outlasted Italian Jannik Sinner 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in an enthralling battle of ‘Next Gen’ stars on Monday to move into the second round of the Australian Open.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Sanjhi Soch buero :Canadian 11th seed Denis Shapovalov outlasted Italian Jannik Sinner 3-6 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4 in an enthralling battle of \u2018Next Gen\u2019 stars on Monday to move into the second round of the Australian Open. In the final clash on Margaret Court Arena on the opening day of the Grand Slam, the 21-year-old Shapovalov and Sinner, 19, put on a brilliant display of clean hitting and athleticism in their first career meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cJannik\u2019s such a great opponent. He\u2019s so talented, such a great guy so I\u2019m really happy that he\u2019s been doing well,\u201d Shapovalov said in his on-court interview. \u201cI\u2019m very happy to get the win. Of course I knew it\u2019s going to be a tough match.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an evenly-contested match with hardly anything to choose between the two youngsters, Sinner, who on Sunday became the youngest player to win two ATP titles since Novak Djokovic in 2006, made a fast start for a 3-0 lead before taking the set.<\/p>\n

Against Sinner\u2019s immaculate hitting and robust court coverage, Shapovalov needed to raise his game and the world number 12 managed to find an extra gear and some more power behind his shots to take the next two sets.<\/p>\n

Having played both singles and doubles almost everyday in the tuneup event the past week, Sinner\u2019s legs seemed to have run out of juice when he fell back 3-1 in the fourth set but the 32nd-ranked Italian fought back to level the contest at 2-2.<\/p>\n

Before the deciding set, Shapovalov had a lengthy argument with the chair umpire after being denied a toilet break and after receiving some medical attention for a shoulder niggle, the Canadian broke Sinner in the opening game.<\/p>\n

Sinner, who spent his 14-day isolation in Adelaide ahead of the Grand Slam as Rafa Nadal\u2019s hitting partner, spent whatever he had in his tank but could not get the break back.<\/p>\n

After almost four hours, Shapovalov sealed the contest at almost 1 am in the morning with a forehand winner down the line on his second match point to set up a second-round meeting against Australian Bernard Tomic.<\/p>\n

\u201cMatches like this is so much fun for me to play, this is why I play the sport,\u201d Shapovalov said. \u201cWin or lose today, it\u2019s one of the matches that I\u2019m gonna remember in my career just because \u2026 the moment, the quality of tennis today, it was just so much fun to be out here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Canadian 11th seed Denis Shapovalov outlasted Italian Jannik Sinner 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in an enthralling battle of ‘Next Gen’ stars on Monday to move into the second round of the Australian Open. Sanjhi Soch buero :Canadian 11th seed Denis Shapovalov outlasted Italian Jannik Sinner 3-6 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4 in an enthralling battle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\n