Jannik Sinner (1st in the world ranking) was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Montreal Masters 1000 at the hands of Andrey Rublev (8th)who defeated him 6-3, 1-6 and 6-2. After this setback, and not being able to defend his title in Canada, the Italian attended the press conference.
“These things can happen. I didn’t start well, I improved in the second set and in the third I had it there, but I wasted opportunities and then I couldn’t react. He played well and deserved to win. “It’s not something we’re used to. When you’re tired, you can’t waste opportunities like I did at the start of the third set,” he began.
He added: “The level of confidence changed a lot after that moment. You have to accept it and assume that this is not a bad result for me coming from where I came from. Andrey was better than me in the important moments.”
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However, the most important thing about the conference Sinner He came later: “Physically I’m not bad. I think defeats like today’s have more to do with the mental aspect. My body is not as agile as I would like due to the problem that prevented me from playing in Paris, but I have not been comfortable on a mental level either“.
“I hope to be fit again as soon as possible. I don’t expect miracles in the next five days, I assume that I won’t be able to play at 100% in Cincinnati, but I do intend to arrive at my best at the US Open 2024, which is my big goal.“, hill.
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