After beating Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry in four sets (7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2) in the second round of the US Open on Thursday, becoming the oldest player to reach the third round of the New York Grand Slam, the Swiss will meet Sinner this Saturday, who has already beaten him twice this season.
The winner of the 2016 edition of the US Open spoke about this shock in a press conference: “I will play Sinner, a very difficult player to play. He already kicked my ass twice earlier this year. Of course, I play much better now. He won his first Masters 1000 a few weeks ago. It will be a big challenge. I’m going to have to play my best tennis to have a chance.”
At 38 and after two last seasons plagued by injuries, the 2015 Roland-Garros winner is gradually regaining his level of play and is determined to go as far as possible in this tournament.