Miami Open 2024: Jannik Sinner vs Tallon Griekspoor; Preview, Head-to-Head, and Prediction

Jannik Sinner is currently in a red-hot form. Despite having faced his first defeat at the hand of Carlos Alcaraz at the SF of the Indian Wells. The 22-year-old Italian has successfully made a comeback with an emphatic victory over his compatriot in the first round of the 2024 Miami Open. He defeated Andrea Vavassori by 6-3,6-4 to make it to the second round of the tournament where he’ll face the Dutchman, Tallon Griekspoor, in just a few hours from now.

This will in fact be their fourth meeting on the Tour. Who do you think will do the magic in ‘The Magic City’ this time? Let’s take a closer look at the statistics of both tennis stars before jumping to any predictions.

Jannik Sinner vs Tallon Griekspoor: Miami Open (R32) Preview

Jannik Sinner started his 2024 campaign by winning his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. This was followed by yet another title triumph at Griekspoor’s den in Rotterdam. In fact, the Italian had defeated the Dutchman in the SF of that tournament to make it to the finals. After that, he made an SF run at the Indian Wells but got defeated by the eventual winner Carlos Alcaraz. However, he again saw sunshine in his next ‘Sunshine Double’ event by tasting a victory in his first match. Can he carry forward this moment in his next match?

Or will the Dutchman cause a major upset? Well, talking about the Dutch, Tallon Griekspoor started his campaign with a third-round exit from the ‘First Grand Slam of the Season’. After that, he reached the SF in his home tournament in Rotterdam. Then he moved to Dubai to take part in the Dubai Tennis Championships. He could reach only up to the R16 over there. Tallon Griekspoor started with a win at the Indian Wells Masters but got defeated in his next to Alexander Zverev.

But with the victory against the American, Alex Michelsen in his first match in Miami, he would perhaps step onto the court with a little bit of confidence. Griekspoor has heaped praise on the world no.3 ahead of this mega clash. He highlighted that Jannik Sinner has been ‘On Fire’ so far this season and perhaps he’s the player to beat these days. Can he beat him and open his account in the H2H in his next match?

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Sinner vs Griekspoor: Head-to-Head

Tallon Griekspoor has played 3 matches against Jannik Sinner in the past 13 months, losing all of them. He will now be more aware of the challenges that lay ahead for him in the third-round clash of the Miami Open. Perhaps, he would also go through the highlights of his match against Alcaraz in the SF of the Indian Wells to find out the Italian player’s weak points. 

Jannik Sinner has won 72% of his matches in his career. Currently, his win-loss record on the hard court this year is 12-1. He has a record of 110-42 on the hard courts and his overall win-loss stats this year have been 17-1. Quite extraordinary, isn’t it? On the other hand, Griekspoor has a win-loss record of 10-6 this season with a 5-5 record on the hard courts. He has previously reached the first round of the Miami Open in 2022. How far can he go this time around?

Prediction: Sinner to win in straight sets

Jannik Sinner has won his last three encounters against Tallon Griekspoor in straight sets. So, it looks as if it is going to end up in the same way in their fourth faceoff. Sinner has won 64 out of 76 matches over the past one year. So, his win percentage is 84%.

Whereas, Tallon Griekspoor has played almost 54 matches over the last year and won 30 of them in total with a win percentage of 55.6%. So, the number 3 may yet again turn out to be too heavy for the number 26. But tennis fans have witnessed miracles on the courts in the past, right?

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