Auger-Aliassime, clear words on Jannik Sinner after winning comeback

“For a set and a half he was simply better than me.”

The bitter denouement cannot erase what good things had been seen until the failure to convert the two match points he had against his opponent. Jannik Sinner comes out of the confrontation with Felix Auger-Aliassime with broken bones, yes, but the impression he made for at least a set and a half was, in the words of the Canadian tennis player, of absolute value.

“He was playing really amazing. I didn’t start too well and I made a lot of mistakes in the first two sets. I felt I didn’t have the timing on the ball or even the right feel when I hit. For a set and a half Jannik was simply better than me,” admitted the Canadian at the press conference.

“In the break game in the second set I absolutely could not have done better. In the end I stayed on the court and simply tried to find solutions. And to fight with everything I had at that moment. I can say that recovering that disadvantage and winning the tie break was crucial for me. I didn’t have an extraordinary return with the first serve-this also forced me to make faster decisions against a player who usually never gives you time to do anything,” Auger-Aliassime concluded.