Machac create a surprise?

Every Sinner match we ask ourselves the question, can his opponent do the impossible? This year only Alcaraz brought it down..

A lost set against Griekspoor, a sluggish start to the match against O'Connell, it's not an imperial Jannik at the moment but it's really looking for the little beast. We had doubts about the Italian's physique at the start of the tournament but everything seems ok now. Machac took out Rublev at the start of the tournament and this big victory gave him a lot of confidence, as did his huge victory against Murray. I don't have the feeling that he's a very confident guy in general and I'm afraid that if the match starts badly he'll completely collapse, especially since Sinner isn't going to start each match badly! But if the Czech holds his service games, sends a few winning backhands and holds up the shock, he will believe it and can withstand the shock..