Jannik Sinner returns to WADA appeal
Jannik Sinner returns on WADA appeal
In the first press conference ahead of the Shanghai tournament, Jannik Sinner è once again returned to talk about the appeal forwarded by WADA in recent days regarding the doping case.
"The three hearings I have held have all been in my favor and I remain confident that everything will be resolved for the best, a different outcome would leave me even more surprised. It is not è a situation in which I feel comfortable, there is no doubt, I thought it was all over and instead it is not; and it is not easy". An unexpected cold shower that the world number 1 will have to live with for the next few weeks. "About the appeal I had already spoken in Beijing, I am surprised but I expected that something like this could happen – adds the South Tyrolean -. Ë went like this; and I still remain surprised but I will continue to cooperate as I did before".
"I am glad to be back here, this è a very special tournament. I just finished my first training session,” Sinner continued, speaking about the tournament, “I feel good, I have recovered. I didn't do anything special except attend a Nike event with Carlos, which è was also a nice opportunity to meet some fans. I have been trying to rest a little bit, I have been in the gym and as mentioned today I took my first training session. Hopefully we will be ready for tomorrow"’s match.
In the days since his debut, Sinner went over what happened in the more than three hours of play in the last act of the China Open: "It canò happen. It's over 7-6 in the third and it could have ended either way, in the end he won but I had my chances in the third set and he could have won the first one that instead è went in my favor – the Italian coldly recounts – In the second I had other chances, break points on 4-3 that I couldn't take advantage of and also on 5-4. In the third I was ahead 3-0 in the tie-break and he recovered thanks to some terrific shots. È it was a great match, è soì".
A rivalry, the one with Alcaraz, as fiery on the court as it was mild once the limelight went out. So much so that they embarked together for Shanghai with their respective teams, amid smiles and mutual compliments: "Between us è more simple becauseé off the field we are similar. On the field we are more ù different, but è normal, è our nature. But once outside I listen to him, and I get the impression that he also likes to surround himself as I do with people close to him,” Sinner reflected, “He pushes me to do better, which è a good thing, cu are aspects of my game that I need to improve on in the coming days and during the off season and I will train to do that.”
Satisfaction remains for a year in which " I feel I have made great strides,” the South Tyrolean then concluded, “but that has not changed me as a person, I continue to surround myself with great people who support me every day and that means a lot to me. I feel I am in a very good position and next year, if I get the same question, I hope I can answer it again like thisì".
