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China Open final: [1] Sinner vs Tien

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#1 ·
The new Nadal has exceeded expectations this week by reaching his maiden ATP tour final, in a tournament above 250 level as well. He came back from a set down in his last couple of matches which shows some impressive mental strength. But now he's facing the consistency machine, the mighty Jannik Sinner. One has to be better than Sinner in at least one department to even be competitive against him. Currently there's no such department for the new Nadal.

Sinner in straight sets, with at least one bakery product.
 
#8 ·
Tien's most common tactic is to outgrind his opponents in longer matches. He has already done it twice to Med. However, his main disadvantages of being mainly serveless, lacking any significant weapon, and struggling against players who can effectively utilise the power of their strokes and avoid wasting time by extending rallies, should prevent him from causing any damage in the final. And because of this, he shouldn't trouble Sinner much in the final.

My prediction: Sinner in two sets, 6-1 6-4.
 
#9 ·
Tien has beaten 4 top 30 players including one top 10ner and one two top 20ies, which is absolutely remarkable for a 19-yeaar-old kid. He's got the mental toughness to reach the top 10. He needs to work on his serve as he hardly wins any free points with his serve. There's a lot of room for improvement in his serve.
As for the final, Sinner is the heavy favorite to win the title. Tien will be lucky to win a total of 6 games.