Jannik Sinner edges Munar to reach Umag quarter-finals
Jannik Sinner beat Jaume Munar 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday evening and will play Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena in the next round
Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 3, 2022 Italy’s Jannik Sinner reacts during his fourth round match against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz || AI / Reuters / Panoramic
Italian Jannik Sinner, the second seed, defeated Spaniard Jaume Munar 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Croatia Open at the ITC Stella Maris in Umag on Wednesday evening.
Sinner, ranked No 10, will play Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena next.
He needed six match points to finally close out the final game, but finished off his 32nd win in an hour and 56 minutes.
Sinner is playing his first tournament since losing to Novak Djokovic in five sets at Wimbledon, in the quarter-finals. He improves to 12-4 on clay in 2022.
In the previous round of the Umag, Munar, ranked No 59, edged out Swede Mikael Ymer (4-6, 6-1, 6-4).
Umag ATP 250, other second-round results (ITC Stella Maris, clay, EUR 597.900, most recent results first):
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Norbert Gombos
- Franco Agamenone vs. Sebastian Baez
- Facundo Bagnis vs. Corentin Moutet
- Lorenzo Musetti vs. Marco Cecchinato
- Bernabe Zapata Miralles beat Holger Rune (3): 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Roberto Carballes Baena beat Alex Molcan (5): 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Giulio Zeppieri (Q) beat Daniel Elahi Galan: 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
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