“14,5 hours to recover.. what a joke [facepalm emoji].”
Ruud crashed out of the tournament after suffering a surprise 7-5, 6-4 defeat at the hands of Argentinian qualifier Francisco Cerundolo. But that did not stop the Norwegian from firing shots at the tournament organisers for giving Sinner a difficult schedule to contend with.
De Minaur, who beat Andy Murray in the first round, defeated Dusan Lajovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Court 1 in the day session and would therefore have more time to rest before his clash with Sinner.
It was pointed out that Sinner should have been given the night match slot instead of Novak Djokovic, who had sailed past Tomas Martin Etchevarry 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday in the day session.
