In Beijing Jannik Sinner returns to the field, his words
In Beijing Jannik Sinner returns to the field, his words
Tomorrow at 6:30 a.m. Italian time Jannik Sinner finally returns to the court in the Beijing ATP 500 after reaching the round of 16 at the US Open. The 22-year-old South Tyrolean from Sesto Pusteria will face Britain’s Daniel Evans. Here are Jannik’s words in the press conference, starting with the fact that in the draw è he was drawn on the same side as Carlos Alcaraz and could cross in the semifinals, provided he gets the better of Holger Rune in the quarters.
“I don’t like doing the draw of the scoreboard becauseé sometimes the players tease you and come and tell you that you didn’t do a good job, but everyone here is strong! – jokes Sinner, quotes reported by gazzetta.it -. Hard right now to talk about rivalryà with Carlos. He has already won so much and I think he is still a better player than me at the moment. È he has been world No. 1 already on a couple of occasions and I think right now the biggest rivalry is between him and Novak Djokovic. When we face each other we always put on a great show and express the best of ourselves. I would be happy to be Alcaraz’s biggest rival, I feel I have the potential to be but è something I can’t talk about now, we will only know in the future. I still have to improve".
“My coldness? I also get nervous like everyone, sometimes è a very hard sport, but you have to accept those moments. I feel better when I am calm enough, especially in difficult moments, although sometimes I struggle to keep my balance. The mental side è very important and I am trying to improve in that aspect, but not only that. I am very focused on myself because I know I have to improve of the physical side as well. After the US Open, I rested for two days and then went right back to work especially on the athletic side. I feel I have a lot of potential. This è also the reason why I have played less this year. I have to prepare my body to win the big tournaments”.
The goal for Sinner, of course, remains the ATP Finals in Turin, for which he is close to being qualified. “The Finals had been on my mind, and that of my team, since the beginning of the year. At the moment I know that I hold a good position and that I am not defending so many points in these months but I am not looking so much at the ranking. For this part of the season we have already added other goals related to next year, in order to be able to start 2024 well. I am trying to improve some aspects of my game in order to be able to bring something different to the court ahead of the new year, such as playing a few more shots and getting down to the net to make it more natural. Also, I would like to move up the rankings again, it would be helpful in the Slams, but I don’t want to be under too much pressure. I also have the Davis Cup at the end of the year and I am very happy that my national teammates managed to qualify for the Final 8 in Malaga”.
