Sinner amazing, Sonego disappointing. The blue Madrid derby belongs to Jannik

Sinner overwhelms Sonego in the Italian derby in the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid

Jannik Sinner overwhelms Lorenzo Sonego in the Italian derby in the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid. Sinner, seeded number 1, on his debut on the red clay of Madrid beat Sonego 6-0, 6-3 in 1h10'.

The South Tyrolean, number 2 in the world, essentially gives nothing to his compatriot, forced into the role of sparring partner in the fifth direct confrontation. Sinner he doesn't let a single game go by the wayside in the first set. In the second, Sonego he erases the zero from the scoreboard but in the fourth game he suffers the break which virtually brings down the curtain.

Sinner archives his fifth victory in as many face-to-face matches. The world number 2 flies to the third round where the winner of the match between the Russian awaits Pavel Kotov and the Australian Jordan Thompsonnumber 32 on the board.

Sinner: “I tried to put aside my friendship with Sonego, I wish him only the best.”

“Playing against Lori is not easy, we have a good friendship off the pitch, we often train together and we played the Davis Cup Together. But I tried to put all that aside,” he said Sinner after the winning debut in Madrid.

“I started well, I played a very solid game from behind. He was in a bit of a hurry, he made a lot of mistakes. I tried to stay calm. I wish Lori good luck, I know he's going through a different moment in his his career. I wish him only the best.”