Jannik Sinner and Roberto Carballes Baena will meet for the first time in their careers in the second round of the French Open on Court 7 on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Here’s the match preview, venue, schedule, head-to-head record, and prediction of the Sinner vs Carballes Baena match.
Sinner vs Carballes Baena Match Details
- Competition: French Open 2022
- Round: Second Round
- Match: Jannik Sinner vs Carballes Baena
- Venue: Court 7, Roland Garros Stadium, France
- Date: Thursday 26th May 2022
- Time: 06:00 p.m. ET
- Surface: Clay
- Prize Money:$131,150
- Live Stream: Tennis Channel | Sling TV
Sinner vs Carballes Baena Preview
Jannik Sinner‘s campaign got off to a successful start in Paris with an easy victory there. In the first round, the Italian player had a tough matchup against the qualifier Bjorn Fratangelo, but he got off to a good start. He was met with some opposition while trying to close out the first set, and he required four set points in order to achieve his goal.
After defeating Bjorn Fratangelo 6-3, 6-2, and 6-3, Jannik, who is ranked no. 12, advanced to the second round. Sinner finished the game with 96 points, while Fratangelo finished with 69 points. Sinner was very aggressive in their pursuit to blast 37 winners.
On the other hand, things were not so simple for Roberto Carballes Baena. After taking the first two sets of the match, he appeared to be headed for an easy victory, but Oscar Otte forced the match into a decisive set. After defeating Oscar Otte 7-65 6-1 3-6 2-6 6-3, the Spanish player, was ranked no. 89, advanced to the second round.
The Spaniard had a chance to win the first set on two separate occasions, at 5-4 and 6-5, but both of his serves were broken. The subsequent tie-break was a chaotic event, but it ended with Carballes Baena emerging victorious. The second set was much less eventful, and he served his rival a breadstick at the beginning of it. Even though the Spaniard was able to save four set points, Otte was able to raise his game and win the third set.
When will be Sinner vs Carballes Baena?
Date: Thursday 26th May 2022
Time: 06:00 p.m. ET
Where the Sinner vs Carballes Baena match will be played?
The Sinner vs Carballes Baena match will be played at Court 7, Roland Garros Stadium, France.
- Capacity: 10,200
- Surface: Clay Court
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Sinner vs Carballes Baena Head to Head:
Since this will be the first time that the two compete against one another, the head-to-head score is currently tied at zero.
How to Watch Sinner vs Carballes Baena Match?
TV Broadcast:
Tennis Channel: Tennis Channel will broadcast Sinner vs Carballes Baena. Watch the event on TV with cable.
NBC: NBC will broadcast the French Open 2022 final exclusively in the US.
Eurosport: The UK will watch on Eurosport.
TSN: Canada’s TSN will broadcast the tournament. They’ll cover all the tennis matches.
ESPN: South Asian tennis fans can watch on Sony Sports Network. If you’re from there, connect to the channel and watch live.
Sinner vs Carballes Baena Live streaming:
- USA: In the United States, the match Sinner vs Carballes Baena will be aired on Peacock, Sling TV, Fubo TV
- Canada: If you are located in Canada and want to watch the game on television, you will require a connection to TSN.
- UK: Amazon Prime Video customers in the UK will be able to watch the entire Sinner vs Carballes Baena match. You can also watch the entire match on Discovery Plus if you subscribe to that service.
- Australia: 9 Now
- France – France TV sport, Amazon Prime Video
- Asia: bEIN Connect
Sinner vs Carballes Baena Prediction:
Two players advanced in different ways. Carballes Baena faced a storm but beat Sinner. The Spaniard had seven double faults but hit 55 winners to 22 unforced errors.
Jannik Sinner defeated Bjorn Fratangelo in straight sets on Tuesday. The 20-year-old reached the quarterfinals here two years ago before losing to Alexander Zverev. He repeated that run at the Australian Open before losing to Stefanos Tsistipas for top 10 forms.
Carballes Baena’s 2-17 record against top-20 players isn’t encouraging for Sinner. The Italian has easily beaten lower-ranked players this year and likely will again.
Roberto Carballes Baena won the first two sets and the fifth against Oscar Otte on Tuesday. Sinner will face a tricky opponent in the clay-court specialist in their first meeting, but he should win in three sets.
Sinner vs Carballes Baena Prediction: Jannik Sinner will win in straight sets.
