Jannik Sinner gets 250th win, cruises past first place in Shanghai | ATP Tour
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Sinner scored 250, cruising past the Shanghai opener
The Italian begins his quest for a seventh title of the season
October 05, 2024
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Jannik Sinner left only five games in his opening game in Shanghai.
By ATP staff
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner became the first player to reach 60 wins in a season on Saturday when he defeated Japan’s Taro Daniel 6-1, 6-4 in his Rolex Shanghai Masters debut.
Adding to an already impressive season, Sinner also became the first player born in the 2000s to reach 250 wins as he was on pace to surpass his record of 64 wins last season, the most by an Italian in the Open Era.
“I felt comfortable today,” said the 23-year-old, fresh off a run in the final in Beijing. “I feel in good shape and physically, which is very important for me. Of course I will try to improve tomorrow’s performance, but today I served really, very well, especially in the important moments, and I am going well.”
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*still to play on Saturday
Usoni is now 14-0 in openers this year and has reached the quarter-finals in all 13 tournaments played in 2024. He is 51-0 against players outside the Top 20 in the PIF ATP Rankings since losing to No. 66. Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic in Cincinnati last year.
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The Italian will next meet 31st seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the third round. He could face a Shanghai rematch with 14th seed Ben Shelton in addition, a year after the American knocked him out of the ATP Masters 1000 in their first Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting.
