Sinner, Plates return master: he’s stern with Jannik after the knockout

There is great anticipation to see Jannik Sinner at the Doha ATP 500: fans are eager to see whether the bitter defeat in the Australian Open semifinal against Novak Djokovic has affected the South Tyrolean or whether, like the great champion he is, Jannik has already dealt with the disappointment. The tournament in Australia won triumphant Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Novak Djokovic in four sets in the final with the score of 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5. According to Sinner’s former coach Riccardo Piatti, at the moment the Murcian champion has a leg up on the others, even the Azzurro.

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“At the Australian Open Carlos behaved differently than usual, he always had the conviction that he could win – he said in the interview granted to L’Equipe -. At the moment he seems a step above everyone else but we are only at the beginning of the season. Jannik has had several chances but he needs to play many more games of that type and at that level. This is not a problem since he has many years ahead of him to gain further experience. In the final I think it was mostly an experience win for Nole”.

“I know Djokovic started preparing for this tournament as early as the beginning of December because he knew he needed perfect preparation to have a chance in Australia– he continued -. I respect him even more after this tournament: he loves the sport and wants to continue to compete at the highest level despite his age. I am quite convinced that it will be a three-way challenge this year. Roland Garros will certainly be more challenging for Novak, but at Wimbledon he might have another chance. The only problem is that he will most likely have to beat both Jannik and Carlos to win his 25th Slam” Piatti concluded.

Jannik Sinner&#8217s haters went wild after the South Tyrolean’s elimination at the Australian Open but Adriano Panatta was quick to intervene to silence the critics: “Sinner is a champion and we should all be happy to have him in Italy. They started attacking him again because he lost a match but he lost it against someone who is not the latest, perhaps the strongest of all time”.

“It&#8220s a horrendous malpractice that I can&#8217t take anymore, Jannik played a match a little bit below his potential, but not even that much, and he didn&#8217t take advantage of certain opportunities and then in the end he lost, because I will give you an exclusive: in sports you can also lose. There is no such thing as an unbeatable athlete” he ruled.