25 Minutes of Jannik Sinner's Best Points | US Open

This first game, I think, is important for us, you know. We're looking at tactics as well as results based on the score. Thirty-four. Thirty-five. Excellent. So if you have time, still do it. Evans. Has to be a little bit careful of going almost too much to the Zverev forehand because then he'll start getting zoned in again. What a passing shot there. He had nowhere else to go. Wow. Oh my goodness. Power serve. Jeez. I mean, Zverev couldn't even react to it. It was struck so well. Could not move. No. Frozen. Certainly not. It's a great get from Yannick Sinner showing some of the physical work that he's been putting in. Good speed. Feel on the lob as well. Certainly not. It's a great get from Yannick Sinner showing some of the physical work that he's been putting in. Good speed. Feel on the lob as well. Altmaier, I think it was a last-minute decision to try and play the lob. I think we might even be able to finish that point, Nick. Maybe not. Maybe with the wind behind me. What a way for Yannick Sinner to secure a break here in the fifth. Louis Armstrong Stadium comes to life. How did he turn that point around? Yannick Sinner, he gave the initiative away initially with that drop shot. Surely he was losing the point from here. Altmaier just didn't get enough on that nudge down the line. What a moment. Didn't need much of an invitation, did they? To bask in that point, but... Deeper drop shot, but that was a good constructed point. Eubanks had to change his mind there on that half volley last second, but good reaction volley there. Sinner just floating into that backhand volley. He's going to put it away on that overhead. Eubanks got a little bit lazy with that volley. Thought he was going to win it with it, but Sinner just putting on the speed burst there. What a miss. Nothing Eubanks can do but applaud that one. One of his newer rivals, Carlos Alcaraz. Probably plays more drop shots than any player in the top ten, would you say? Yeah, especially off the forehand, Wingley. Yeah. It's tough to walk with a honeydew strink in your hands. It's even tougher when you've got two already. A full hour before he held serve in this match, but here he is set a piece. Aggressive, then he got the forehand, then he ran around, set himself up. Great volley here, and somehow the stick save volley from Sinner barely getting that over the net. Maybe a little bit of a miss hit, I'm not sure, but either way, that's incredible. Point to the match. And that messes with the tempo. Oh, he's done it again. Threaded the needle up the line. There was not a lot of room for Sinner to make that passing shot. Good defense there with the slice just to get that back in play, but even better passing shot here. Wow. That's two goals. He's constructing that point, really setting himself up well, moving the ball around. And then out of nowhere, Sinner rips his forehand on the outright run. There's no chance for Ivashka on that one. That's when you just have to tip your hat and say, too good, because you couldn't do anything more if you're Ivashka at that point. Serving to stay in it now. That's it. Well, watch here. You've got to call 911 because Yannick Sinner has got out of jail. He has stolen that point from the Spaniard. No business winning it. So far, what you've seen of this new serve, is this good enough for him? I think the one thing, and we were discussing this during Toronto. That's right. His shots are quite flat. They work through the court. They penetrate through the court. And when he finds his depth, it's really hard on hard court to rally with him. That is an area that he needed to improve. A bit more subtle with the touches. Beautiful to watch. That is just something that a couple of seasons... Lightning quick around the court. And that is an area that he needed to improve. A bit more subtle with the touches. Beautiful to watch. That is just something that a couple of seasons ago, he would have not resolved so easily. He had it clear on his mind from the get-go where the hole was, and went right there without risking it. Coach and Riccardo Piatti, and to me that was a surprising move. And then hiring one of the best in the business in Darren Cahill. A guy that is only interested in number one. And the commitment is total from this young man. That's brilliant from Sinner. Thought about coming in after the backhand. Handled his body here at him at the last minute. Just to be able to exploit the space. Beautiful. Easy to do. Got the drop shot right this time. Maybe that's the moment. Got the drop shot right this time. Maybe that's the moment. It just ignites Yannick Sinner. Both of these warriors leaving everything out here. Great read from Sinner. You can see he took off just before Zverev hit the forehand. Great skills just to thread the needle. Both of these warriors leaving everything out here. Great read from Sinner. You can see he took off just before Zverev hit the forehand. Great skills just to thread the needle. Continuing to try to pad the break point save stat. Some fun points that these two are having. Showing off just how great of ball strikers but also movers that they are. McDonald has been able to play a lot of balls with Slice. I wasn't sure he should chip and charge cross court. It makes you want to sprint to cover down the line. McDonald has been able to play a lot of balls with Slice. I wasn't sure he should chip and charge cross court. It makes you want to sprint to cover down the line. 6-4, 7-5 that meeting in Cincinnati. That was the tournament just before the US Open. Oh, just fights. Stretch far enough. Look where this lands. That is not an approach shot. That is a recipe for disaster. You have to absolutely be hurting Yannick Sinner to get yourself in position at the net. Otherwise... Players who stood on the medal stand from Paris, including the bronze medalist Musetti, all eliminated early. And of course a big Phillies fan. He's just like a shark on these forehands. Lurking. How did he do this? That ball right on the line. Tommy could not have hit that shot much better than that. All those long levers with his... Being tall, long arms. 15 on the ball. Any idea, Robbie? I don't know if he's complaining about the bags or the bench. It's too close, he wanted more room to hit the shot. He was in a similar position, right? Sinner. This was the point, wasn't it? Yeah, this was an incredible series of shots. All of them in this rally were incredible. So dangerous. I'm only speculating, but of course these guys have been spying so much. There's just little bits more water up there on the court. I don't know if that's what he slipped on or... Who knows? Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Sinner is receiving a medical silence. Ultimately, five lost those ranking points as well. 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