September 28, 2024 | 00.35
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Jannik Sinner on the pitch today in the round of 16 of the Beijing 2024 ATP tournament against the Russian Roman Safiullin. The Italian, world number 1 and holder of the title, is looking for a place in the quarter-finals and the 57th victory of the season in a 2024 to remember in the match on Saturday 28 September. The match between Sinner and Safiullin – live on TV and streaming – is the third scheduled on the main pitch. Play starts at 11 local time, 5 in the morning in Italy.
The other blues on the pitch
The curtain rises with the women’s challenge between the Italian Jasmine Paolini, seeded number 3, and the Danish Clara Tauson. Next, it’s the turn of Belarusian Arina Sabalenka: the number 1 on the draw faces Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew, coming from the qualifiers, who shouldn’t represent a difficult obstacle for the winner of the last US Open.
It is conceivable, therefore, that Sinner will take the field in the Italian morning around 10am, when it will be 4pm in China. At dawn in Italy, on the second court of the facility, Flavio Cobolli plays: in the round of 16 he also has a Russian opponent, Pavel Kotov.
Sinner-Safiullin, the precedents
Sinner faces Safiullin, 27 years old and number 69 in the ATP ranking, for the third time in his career. The 23-year-old from South Tyrol prevailed in both previous matches. In 2022 he prevailed in 2 sets in the match valid for the ATP Cup.
Last year, however, on the grass of Wimbledon he won in 4 sets in the match valid for the quarter-finals. The tennis player from Podolsk, who has never won a tournament in his career, is not having a memorable 2024: he has a negative record (14-21) and reached the best result of the year, a semi-final, in the Brisbane tournament which open season.
Sinner-Safiullin in tv
The match between Sinner and Safiullin will be broadcast live on Sky Sport Uno (201), Sky Sport Tennis (203). The match will be available in streaming on SkyGo, NOW and on Tennis TV.