Jannik Sinner unveils the tournaments he will play until the end of the year

Jannik Sinner unveils the tournaments he will play until the end of the year

In the press conference following his triumph in the China Open in Beijing and ahead of the Shanghai Masters 1000 Jannik Sinner unveiled his competitive schedules until the end of the year.

For starters, in Shanghai, the 22-year-old South Tyrolean, freshly ranked world No. 4 in singles, will also play doubles with Chinese home favorite Zhizhen Zhang: “I know him because I used to train here how many years ago, five, six years ago, he was in the same center I was in, so I know him. I know him a little bit’. Obviously when you don’t see each other for two, three years, è a little bit’ different. I know him and è a very, very nice man. For me è an incredible player. He is very talented.

“For me è it’s a huge pleasure to play doubles with him, especially here in China, in Shanghai,” Jannik continued.

It’s nice to try doubles. I am not the best doubles player, I know, but I will do my best. We hope to have fun, which for us singles players è the most important thing. Obviously with the mentalityà we try to win the match sì. We are getting to know each other a little bit’ better, which hopefully will be soì. Obviously we will do our best to win the game”.

And the schedule of tournaments that you will play until the end of the year, what will they be? “Well, the schedule è Shanghai, then I will try to play in Vienna and Paris. That è everything. Hopefully Turin and Davis Cup. Let’s see. It may be that a couple of things may change, but this è my schedule and I would like to play. This è also what my team“ was thinking about.