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Jannik Sinner, defeat stings: bitter admission from the South Tyrolean

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“I have had more than one’opportunity and failed to take advantage of them. It hurts, that is for sure”. It was a visibly rehearsed Jannik Sinner who appeared at a press conference in Melbourne after his semifinal loss to Novak Djokovic, a result that will prevent him from being confirmed champion of the men&#8217s tournament at the Australian Open after his successes in the 2024 and 2025 editions. Sinner nonetheless took the applause from Djokovic himself and Rod Laver Arena, but this was certainly not the epilogue he was hoping for.

When asked about the possible keys to defeat, Sinner explained, “There was no specific moment when I thought I might lose. I had chances, especially on unconverted break points, but Djokovic in key moments found extraordinary shots. I also tried to change something in the tactical choices, but I didn&#8217t get the desired effect. It&#8230s part of tennis… Already in the first set both of them had expressed a very high level, the whole match was like a roller coaster ride”.

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Jannik Sinner defeated in Melbourne without Hasanovic: where'was Laila?
The Danish model did not follow the blue tennis player at the Australian Open
The South Tyrolean man's girlfriend had brought luck to the Blue in the last 2025

Laila Hasanovic was present in Vienna, where the pair had been made official

C'was also in Paris and Turin, during the ATP Finals
But unfortunately Laila could not attend in Melbourne, for work reasons
She was busy at home, for Copenhagen Fashion Week
The two will see each other again soon: no crisis
Laila was born on'November 8, 2000 in Copenhagen to family of Bosnian descent.
The Danish model dated Mick Schumacher until early 2025.
Hasanovic has participated in various editions of Miss Universe Denmark since a very young age.
On Instagram the model has over 470.000 fast-growing followers.
Sinner and Laila have not been shown together for a few weeks on social.
The couple has always lived the relationship with great confidentiality and discretion.
The model and influencer will return to the Blue's side to console and encourage him ahead of upcoming tournaments

No crisis: Hasanovic is busy with full-time modeling career.

The Dane participated in Paris Fashion Week and Copenhagen Fashion Week.

The South Tyrolean, however, invites not to be too surprised by Djokovic’s success: “We are talking about a player who has won 24 Slams – he said -. We know each other well, we know perfectly well what to expect from each other, I can’t say I am surprised: for me he is the greatest in many years. Today he plays fewer tournaments because of age, but in the important dates he always finds something more. He expressed a very high level of tennis, and I think this match can be a useful lesson to understand where I can still improve”.

A bit of bitterness also comes from the fact that, in terms of points scored, Sinner scored 12 more than Djokovic, 152 versus 140. “Maybe toward the end I was a little more comfortable and he struggled a bit’ to hold – he said. I knew I scored more points than he did, but at the same time it”

It”s pretty irrelevant if you look at the score”.

Thus ended Jannik Sinner&#8217s adventure at the Australian Open 2026 in the semifinals. The South Tyrolean had beaten Hugo Gaston in the first round, who withdrew 6-2, 6-1, before overcoming James Duckworth 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, Eliot Spizzirri 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, Luciano Darderi 6-1, 6-3, 7-6(2) and Ben Shelton 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

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