Jannik Sinner He became one of the last tennis players to confirm his presence in the quarterfinals of Open Australia. The Italian, world number 1, fought back in four sets Holger Rune advancing with the winner of the duel in the middle Michelsen y De Minaur.
In addition to being a very difficult victory for A sinner at the Australian Open, round of 16 vs Rune They also gave up one of the most infected moments so far in the tournament. This happened in the fourth set, when Dane was ahead on the scoreboard (0-1).
A sinnerwith the desire to start sealing his victory as soon as possible, he chose to look for the ‘ace’ with a devastating service. The serve did not reach the other court, but it had enough power to break the net.
Once the job is done, a the referee He went down to the track to check the status of the network. When he discovered that the tying ring had jumped up, he notified the organization to try to repair the net as soon as possible.
The incident led to a 17-minute stoppage in the game, but this did not calm the team down one bit. A sinner. After the restart, the Italian quickly closed out the set, turning 0-1 into a clear 6-2.