Paolo Bertolucci silences Jannik Sinner’s critics
In the past few days many fans have targeted Jannik Sinner and criticized him (also very harshly) for choosing to withdraw from the doubles tournament in Monte Carlo. The South Tyrolean was then able to focus exclusively on the singles tournament, and in the final he beat Carlos Alcaraz with a score of 7-6 6-3.
At the columns of the Gazzetta dello Sport, Paolo Bertolucci was clear about the criticism directed at the Azzurro: “Jannik is an athlete of whom we should be proud for the way he plays, for his solidity and even more so for his values, for his behavior and above all for the gentlemanliness with which he manages his entire career.”
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“In Monte Carlo we saw a princely Jannik Sinner. He played in such a sumptuous way that he could do nothing but win this tournament. A simply magnificent Sinner. In a way it is as if he won two matches in Monte Carlo because this is an extraordinary achievement first of all from a psychological point of view. It was played on the ground literally of his opponent, of Carlos Alcaraz, who was born on the ground. If he had to choose where to play the match of his life, Jannik could certainly not for the earth.”
“On the earth Jannik adapts, Carlos wallows in it. Yet yesterday Sinner won,” Bertolucci pointed out.
“What’s more, at a time that in terms of physical condition should have been of much favor to the Spaniard, who was certainly more rested than the Italian who was coming from the exertions of the American tournament played to the end and won. Alcaraz had time to train on the change of surface, certainly far more than the five sessions that on clay Sinner managed to do.”
“All factors that are to be taken into account when evaluating a very tough match, a real arm wrestle. And that in the end Jannik was able to make a success of double value. Because prestige, to the palmarès, to the strictly technical significance, adds symbolic value. It is in this sense that yesterday it was as if he had won two matches.”
Paolo Bertolucci then added: “In Monte Carlo yesterday was particularly hard also for another aspect: for the wind that greatly bothered both of us and that, above all, would have forced to change game plans, strategy. Moreover, changing direction several times was an element of unpredictability. And this sense Jannik was good at not getting destabilized. In the first set he managed to stay in line, managing the balance, despite a rather low service percentage. But then in the decisive moment he put six consecutive firsts, and that’s where he made the difference.”
