On June 18th, local time, the first round of the ATP Queen’s Club continued, with Italian player Jannik Sinner overcoming 2nd seed Alex de Minaur 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the second round.
Jannik Sinner
De Minaur had just lifted the trophy at last week’s ATP’s s-Hertogenbosch event, rising to a career-high No. 7 in the world rankings. In this match, the in-form De Minaur cruised through the first set, breaking Sinner’s serve in all games to take it 6-1. However, the tide turned in the second set as Sinner saved two break points to hold serve and then broke De Minaur’s serve, leveling the score at 6-4. The decisive third set saw no doubts from the start, as Sinner, riding the momentum from the second set, raced to a 4-0 lead. Ultimately, Sinner secured a strong comeback victory over De Minaur, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2, ending his 13-match losing streak against top-10 players and registering his first win on grass against a top-10 opponent. Sinner will face Brandon Nakashima in the next round.
In other completed matches, top seed Carlos Alcaraz defeated Sebastian Baez 6-1, 7-5; 4th seed Taylor Fritz ousted Taro Daniel 6-3, 6-3; Gianluca Mager saved one match point to rally past 8th seed Ugo Humbert 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(6); Andy Murray triumphed over James Duckworth 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; last week’s champion Jack Draper dismissed Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3, 6-2; Tabilo advanced past Pedro Cachin 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-1; and Korda knocked out Karen Khachanov 7-5, 7-6(5).
