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Madrid Open Day 3: Sinner, Rybakina, Gauff Advance; Shelton Out

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Jannik Sinner
Sinner begins hunt for Historic fifth straight masters title in Madrid

Jannik Sinner recovered to beat Benjamin Bonzi at the Madrid Open as he targets a record fifth consecutive Masters 1000 crown. Rybakina and Gauff also progressed.


Sinner grinds out Madrid win to start Masters record chase as Elena Rybakina also survived a three-set test against Elena-Gabriela Ruse...


Jannik Sinner began his bid for a record fifth straight Masters 1000 title with a 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-4 win over Benjamin Bonzi in the Madrid Open second round Friday.


The world No. 1 is aiming to break the record of four consecutive Masters 1000 wins shared by Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal this week in Madrid.


Sinner had dropped just one set across title runs in Paris, Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo, but Bonzi fought hard to take the opener at Manolo Santana Stadium.

 
The Frenchman fended off five break points to force a tiebreak, then saved a set point before closing it out to move ahead.

 



Sinner raised his level in the second set, breaking in the fourth and sixth games, and added another in the third set to seal his place in the third round.


“It was a tough match, I had some chances early on and I couldn't use them, but this is tennis,” said four-time Grand Slam winner Sinner.


“It's not bad to start the tournament like this, two and a half hours on court, it gives me good feedback where we need to improve for the next round.


“Of course, we need to improve, but I'm also happy, when you're not playing your best tennis and win, it's still a good result.”




With top rival Carlos Alcaraz sidelined by injury for both this week and the upcoming French Open, Sinner enters every tournament as the clear favorite in the weeks ahead.


Earlier, Croatian qualifier Dino Prizmic knocked out world No. 6 Ben Shelton 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-6(5).

 
The 20-year-old Prizmic, ranked 87th, earned his first career win over a top-10 player after a three-hour battle in Madrid.


Shelton won the Munich Open on clay Sunday but couldn’t create a single break point against Prizmic’s serve.


Earlier, world No. 9 Lorenzo Musetti of Italy beat Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 7-6(4).




'I just got through it'

World No. 2 Elena Rybakina battled into the Madrid Open third round with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Elena-Gabriela Ruse.


Rybakina, who won the Australian Open in January and the Stuttgart title last week, had a shaky start with 24 unforced errors and only eight winners in the opening set.


After taking a back-and-forth second set, she recovered from a break down in the third and closed out the win on her third match point.


Rybakina next faces Zheng Qinwen in the third round after the Chinese player also fought hard to get past Sofia Kenin.




“Today, I basically survived,” said Rybakina after her hard-fought victory.


“It wasn't the greatest performance but Gabriela, she played very well. She was playing very deep and aggressive, so it was very difficult.


“My serve was not really helping me today... but I'm really happy that I managed to win, and I hope I can bring better tennis next round.”


 

Third seed Coco Gauff, last year’s runner-up, cruised past Leolia Jeanjean 6-3, 6-0 at Arantxa Sanchez Stadium.

  
Gauff will face Romania’s Sorana Cirstea in the third round after Cirstea beat Tyra Caterina Grant in straight sets.





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