Jannik Sinner will be in great shape heading into his quarter-final in Cincinnati. Having benefited from Jordan Thomspon’s withdrawal yesterday, the Italian will be well rested to face his tormentor in Montreal, Andrey Rublev.
With Carlos Alcaraz’s elimination yesterday and the fact that Novak Djokovic is not playing in this tournament of which he is the defending champion, Sinner can hope to gain valuable points to keep his place as world No. 1 until the end of the year.
As former world number 12 Paolo Bertolucci explains, being number one has an advantage when it comes to recovery, even if it also involves responsibilities.
“Twelve months ago, Sinner was a player with great hopes, already capable of positive results and with a good ranking and some famous matches. It was the Montreal tournament that made him enter the elite of world tennis, which then led him to a series of incredible results. Now, Sinner will return to the courts that made him great and he does so with a different ranking, the number one requires a different commitment in every way, even off the court. When you are number one, you have a different treatment and therefore the priority to recover your fitness and try to be at your best. It is essential for Jannik to recover his fitness well and to be competitive at the US Open, in the best of five sets.”
Published on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 6:16 p.m.
