Sinner on De Minaur: "He's very difficult to play against".

For the eighth time in eight matches, Jannik Sinner dominated Alex De Minaur in his first match of the Masters group stage in Turin (6-3, 6-4).

Asked about his largely positive record against the courageous Australian, Sinner was keen to put this into perspective, explaining that a match against De Minaur was never easy: "I have the impression that in every match, it's very difficult to play against him. He's a great fighter. You have to earn every point you play for.

But I also feel that every time we play him, he changes two or three things, so I have to be very attentive. It's very difficult. You have to look not only at the result, but also at the way the match is going.

Today (Sunday), it was very close at times. I managed to pull away in the first and second sets. But if I don't and I don't break at 2-1, he goes to 3-1 and the set can be over very quickly.

I'm happy because it's a very tough match against him. But let's see what happens in our next encounters."