The fairy tale vanished right at the last test: Jannik Sinner lost against the Polish Hubert Hurkacz in the singles final at the Miami Open, the first ATP Masters 1000 of the season.
Success in two sets for the Polish player, 7-6, 6-4. A rich match of beautiful plays offered by both tennis players, which also saw the 19-year-old Italian protagonist of a great comeback in the second set, when he was down 4 games to zero and got to minus 1 from his opponent. Who, however, did not let himself be overcome by nerves and therefore held the last two service games, closing the match and winning the tournament.
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For Sinner, however, the great satisfaction of having reached the final, having caressed the dream of winning his first ATP, which would have made him the youngest Italian in history to achieve success on this circuit.
Article published on 4 April 2021 - 21:21