Tennis: Bautista Agut beats Safiullin in Barcelona
he Spaniard, who is chasing his 12th ATP Tour crown this week, will meet seventh seed Karen Khachanov in the second round.
Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner lifted his first trophy at the hard-court event and his second ATP Masters 1000 crown on Monday.
Sinner won this trophy after defeating Grigor Dimitrov, the 11th-seeded player from Bulgaria, 6-3, 6-1. The match lasted one hour and thirteen minutes.
With this victory, the Italian tennis player became the highest-ranked Italian tennis player and achieved his career-best ATP singles ranking of No. 2.
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Sinner has won 13 ATP championships so far, including a Grand Slam match at the Australian Open in 2024. In addition, he has advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals, the French Open and US Open quarterfinals, and beyond.
After defeating No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev in the semifinals and top seed Carlos Alcarez in the quarterfinals, Sinner, a local youngster, had already generated excitement among the tennis community.
The 22-year-old has recently won the Rotterdam Open 2024 after defeating Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-4 in the championship match to record his 200th victory.
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