The world of tennis moved with the announcement of Novak Djokovic withdrawing from Roland Garros last Tuesday due to an injury to his right knee. Because of this, he lost his first place in the world rankings and now, at least virtually, Sinner It is the new best in the world. He confirmed this with his victory against Grigor Dimitrov to advance to the semifinals of the tournament.
The Parisian clay saw Sinner established himself as the best tennis player this season, not even the aggressive sun and heat of the French city made the Italian give up his goal: to reach the semifinals of the Roland Garros.
In an incredible performance, the Italian gave no margin of victory to Dimitrov, who ended up winning the 3 sets by 6-2,6-4 and 7-6(3). He still did not know that he would be the first from his country to reach the number one position in the ranking of the best in the world.
At the end of the match, they notified him that he was now number one due to the withdrawal of Novak Djokovic who was defending the title in this edition. “I know that Novak has been abandoned, which is a disappointment for everyone, and I wish him a speedy recovery,” mentioned the Italian.
In addition, he gave a few words for the fans who accompanied him in this consecration. “It is a special moment for me and I am happy to share it with the people here and with what they are seeing at home, especially from Italy,” he said as the audience applauded him.
Now, Sinner awaits the rival in the semifinals that will emerge from the confrontation between Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaráz. At this moment, the Spaniard takes the lead after winning the first set 6-3 and partially wins the second stage of the match.
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