tennis
Teen Jannik Sinner joins the Djokovic club
Italian youngster bounces back from slow start to beat his compatriot in Great Ocean Road Open in Melbourne ahead of Australian Open
07 February 2021 - 19:04
Bengaluru — Italian teenager Jannik Sinner beat compatriot Stefano Travaglia 7-6(4) 6-4 in the Great Ocean Road Open final on Sunday in Melbourne, becoming the youngest player to have won two ATP titles since Novak Djokovic in 2006.
The 19-year-old, who won the Sofia Open at the end of 2020, came through a marathon contest against Karen Khachanov in the previous round of the Australian Open warm-up and made a slow start to the final, having to wrestle back a break of serve in the opening set before taking it in a tiebreak...
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