#NextGenATP Star Sinner Off To Fast Start In 2021

#NextGenATP star Jannik Sinner finished his 2020 season with a bang, and he picked up where he left off in his first match of 2021 on Wednesday.

The 19-year-old Italian beat Australian Aleksandar Vukic 6-2, 6-4 in 67 minutes to reach the Round of 16 at the Great Ocean Road Open in Melbourne. It was his first match since claiming his maiden ATP Tour title at last November's Sofia Open in Bulgaria. 

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Sinner did not face a break point against the home favourite, winning an impressive 75 per cent of his second-serve points. The fourth seed will play 13th seed Aljaz Bedene or wild card Dane Sweeny for a spot in the quarter-finals.

The 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals champion is at a career-high No. 36 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, and he is the youngest player in the Top 100. If Sinner faces Bedene, he will have a chance to earn revenge against the Slovenian, who beat him in Umag two years ago.

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