Jannik Sinner sheds light on elbow and sleeve

Jannik Sinner spoke during media day at the Cincinnati Masters 1000, where he is defending the title he won last year. L’Azzurro immediately returned to the triumph at Wimbledon: “To be back on the court and to be able to express this level of play, after what happened in the previous Slam, surprised even me. I am very happy”.

“After Wimbledon I took some time to be with my family, my friends, the people who are most important to me– added the world number one -. And then, of course, I went back to training to be ready for the American season, which is really important”.

He then updated on his condition: “The elbow is fine. Today was the first time I put the sleeve on because I like the feeling. It gives you a little more stability on ball impact. I had also used it at Wimbledon and liked it. We’ll see when it gets really hot and humid, because it changes a little bit. But I like the feeling of hitting with more purity”.

Explanation on the new Masters 1000 format: “Yes, now there are so many tournaments with the draw at 96. The tournament becomes long. But at the same time, we can’t control everything. For the fans it is nice, because they can enjoy two weekends of good tennis. If you ask me if I would prefer a one-week tournament — yes, like Monte Carlo for example, I prefer that. But that” it”.