Australian Open: Sinner Reaches Quarters, Darderi Defeated

Jannik Sinner advances to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. In the italian derby against Darderi, he prevails in three sets 6-1, 6-3, 7-6.

MATCH REPORT

Darderi goes ahead 2-0, then Sinner scores 7 points in a row and closes the set 7-6

Slight dip in form for Sinner, Darderi gains courage and wins the service to zero. We go to the tie-break 6-6

Sinner defends his serve without problems 6-5

The No. 22 seed remains attached to the match wiht his teeth: he saves two match points and holds serve 5-5

Frist moment of difficulty for Sinner who concedes four break points to his opponent, then manages to close the longest game of the match to his advantage 5-4

Another service game held to zero for Darderi 4-4

The world No.2 holds his serve without conceding a single point to his opponent 4-3

Darderi holds serve winning a couple of very intense exchanges from the baseline 3-3

Sinner travels on autopilot, also thanks to his serve (he scores another two aces, for a partial of 18 in the match) 3-2

Darderi saves two break points with an ace and a solid second serve, then again the serve allows him to stay attached to the match 2-2

Another service game held without problems by Sinner 2-1

Darderi clings to his serve and wins the point at 15 1-1

Sinner opens the third set by holding serve to zero 1-0

SECOND SET – Faint signs of reaction from darderi who though suffers the too fast court and is betrayed by his serve in the decisive moments

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