Jannik Sinner, Stefanos Tsitsipas’ bitter admission.
The words of Stefanos Tsitsipas
Stefanos Tsitsipas è gained access to the round of 16 of the Internazionali d'Italia, overcoming Britain's Cameron Norrie in two sets. The Greek, in a press conference, also spoke about the forfeits of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz: "Seeing these things happen to the greatest players hurts the sport. Without them the show is not è the same. A tournament like Rome deserves big names to show the public in the big stadiums".
"I have already said that the calendar has a great impact on our bodies,” added the world number eight. “It all starts from the mental aspect and then transmits to the physical aspect. The extension of the Masters 1000 plays a huge role and contributes to the injuries of these players. It was already tough before, but you have to be a superhero to have continuity in every event now".
"It è not easy to do. People should make decisions by trying and understanding what we are called to do. I think this will not be the first time we will experience such a situation. If we continue like this" with the same timetable, we will see this happen many more times in the future".
"Number one in the world? I’m still a long way off. I’ve been thinking about it for years now, I have no reason not to chase that dream. It would be great to conquer that position. È it has been my dream since the first day I became a professional tennis player. I am happy to be back in the top 10, it hurt me not to be a part of it. I want to achieve new goals now, but I need to win many more big matches" concluded Tsitsipas.
