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Jannik Sinner, the'former colleague points to the solution to problems in… Alcaraz

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Paolo Lorenzi spoke to Tennis Talk on SuperTennis TV to comment on the complex moment Jannik Sinner is going through, fresh from the elimination in Doha, as well as the semifinal loss at the Australian Open to Novak Djokovic. The’former tennis player offered an interesting comparison between the Sinner of early 2026 and the difficult period experienced by Carlos Alcaraz between February and March 2025: “If we look at Alcaraz last year, right around this time, he perhaps went through the most complicated phase of his season. Today we are seeing how well he has been able to respond. He learned a lot from those moments. I expect that the same can happen to Sinner, who will be able to make a further leap forward.”

Andrea GussoniJannik Sinner poked: “He should earn less…”. L’Azure prepares rematch

Jannik Sinner stung: "Should earn less…"
After the two defeats in early 2026 the'Blue is under pressure
The South Tyrolean tennis player was dominant in 2025, reaching all 4 Slam finals
The slight decline at the beginning of the year thus immediately became a topic of discussion
Even four of Sinner’s colleagues and former colleagues, John Isner, Jack Sock, Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey, during the Nothing Major Show podcast poked fun at Azure
Sinner and Alcaraz were both paid $1.2 million by the Doha tournament organizers to participate in the'event
"They receive the same compensation, but Carlos should receive a little' more", began Querrey

"Alcaraz offers more entertainment and sells more tickets", Jack Sock supported him
Even John Isner and Steve Johnson agreed that Sinner should earn less than his great rival

Sinner is working to silence all these criticisms
Next stop is Indian Wells, where there could be a new confrontation with Carlos Alcaraz

Lorenzi went on to reveal that he had spoken, at the time, with Alcaraz’s then coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, during that delicate phase: “Those who have the talent and mentality of champions always manage to bring out something more. I had heard Ferrero at that time: between Indian Wells and Miami, Alcaraz seemed to have lost his bearings a bit. Today he has found it again, but tennis is made up of constant ups and downs.”

Among tennis fans, and especially among admirers of Jannik Sinner, the countdown has already begun to see the world No. 2 back on the court after the disappointment of Doha, which saw him soon exit the tournament (it was the quarterfinals in Qatar) at the hands of Czech Jakub Mensik. Meanwhile, a curiosity emerges from the circuit that tells a lot about the respect the South Tyrolean has earned among his colleagues.

Revealing it was Sebastián Báez, interviewed by the Argentine daily La Nación. The number 32 ranking compared Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, two of the symbolic faces of the new generation of world tennis. According to the Argentine, against Alcaraz a few more mistakes can be expected, but it is precisely his unpredictability that makes him dangerous. Sinner, on the other hand, may seem more linear in his game, but he has an impressive consistency. “He always plays in the right spot, he’s a machine,” he summarized.

And it is this almost mechanical regularity that gives rise to the nickname by which some colleagues call him, “Robotito,” or “little robot.” An unaffectionate nickname only on the surface, which is actually an acknowledgement of his precision and continuity at the highest level.

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