Video - Sinner's decisive lob that turned the first set of the Masters final
At the Masters, the final duel between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz went in favor of the Italian, who won 7-6, 7-5, thus retaining his title in Turin without conceding a single set.
The two players delighted the audience with exchanges of remarkable intensity, particularly during this crucial point in the first-set tie-break. Sinner, already with a mini-break in hand, led 5-4 with two serves to follow. Alcaraz was staying in touch, but the ensuing rally would give the world No. 2 the chance to open up a definitive gap.
Sinner first took the upper hand by launching a cross-court backhand attack, immediately countered by a forehand slice from Alcaraz that landed perfectly back in the court.
The pace accelerated and the Spaniard took advantage of an opening to approach the net on a forehand attack, but his backhand volley lacked bite. Sinner, alert, seized the opportunity to surprise him with a perfectly measured lob.
A sumptuous point that would give him a set point, which he calmly converted moments later.
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