Jannik Sinner started his clay-court season in sparkling fashion as the red-hot Italian crushed Sebastian Korda 6-1 6-2 at the Monte-Carlo Masters.
After dominating on hard courts in Australia, Rotterdam and Miami already this season, Italian Sinner impressed in all aspects of his game on the red dirt, winning 95 per cent (20/21) of points behind his first serve to advance after 76 minutes.
Sinner, who hit several stunning winners against Korda, will next play Jan-Lennard Struff after the German defeated Borna Coric to earn his 200th tour-level win.
Sinner produced a stunning clay masterclass of winners against Korda
The ball was called ‘not-up’ by umpire Damien Dumusois, despite protestations from Korda during his loss
“I think Sebastian and I have a similar game style and we are not the classic clay-court specialists and we both prefer to play quite flat but I think I moved quite fast,” the 22-year-old said.
“I’m happy about my performance. It’s great to be back here and the atmosphere is amazing. Today, I missed a couple of first serves because I tend to go flat. I have to work on this.
