Against svrcina

Italian Matteo Berrettini: World No. 2 Jannik Sinner began his bid for a maiden title at the Indian Wells with a commanding performance in the opener, sweeping aside Czech qualifier Dalibor Svrcina 6-1, 6-1 in just over an hour.

Returning to the California tournament after missing last year’s edition due to a drug suspension, the Italian controlled proceedings from start to finish in a 64-minute encounter in which he faced only a single break point.

After Svrcina held serve to level the opening set at 1-1, Sinner took complete control, reeling off nine straight games to leave the qualifier struggling to keep pace. Svrcina briefly halted the run with another hold, but the Italian soon closed out the match.