“I expected a tough match, the crowd tried to help me. Playing in Turin against the number 1 in this atmosphere is the best. In the end there were few points that made the difference between us.” Jannik Sinner pays tribute to Novak Djokovic after defeating him at the ATP Finals in Turin at the end of a three-hour ‘marathon’.
“When I play against Nole – he added – I see perfection, he is never out of balance, he does everything well and everything seems as easy as he plays. That is a part where I have to improve, but at 22 years old it is not possible to have all these things together .
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Tactically we prepared the match well. I had already beaten number 1 when he was Carlos Alcaraz, but with Djokovic it’s another thing: I admired him on television.” “I arrived at the end of the season – he continued – quite fresh not only physically but also mentally. I was pretty confident I was going to play a good game.”
Now it’s up to the match against Holger Rune, which will be decisive for passage to the semi-finals: “Maybe that’s what’s needed now, is to put myself there and concentrate on the next match which will be difficult with a player who is playing very well. I’m happy to face him again and to go on the field again with one goal: to give my best and play an excellent match.
The good thing about Round Robins is that if you lose you can still qualify. I can still be eliminated, but let’s try to stay positive, go on the pitch and give our best.
The day after tomorrow I have to perform at 100% again if I want to win with Rune.”
In the post-match press conference Nole Djokovic admits that “Sinner deserved to win”. “In important moments,” he explained, “I wasn’t aggressive enough. I have to congratulate Jannik, he played a fantastic match.
What I learned from this race is that I need to be a little more decisive. He was braver in the moments when he needed to be. In tennis sometimes you win and sometimes you lose, in my career I have almost always won this type of match.”
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