The Italian coach on Jannik’s victory in Beijing: “He has evolved as a tennis player. Now in Spain for the Salad Bowl”
5 October – MILAN
Filippo Volandri awaits him with open arms in the national team. In Malaga, for the Davis Finals, Jannik Sinner said he will be there and a player in this state of form, number 4 in the world, can only be a decisive ingredient for the race to the Salad Bowl.
Captain, what impressed you about Jannik Sinner’s week in Beijing?
“First of all I want to say that I am very proud of Jannik and his growth path. We saw an important step forward in his game, in his tactics. And against Medvedev in the final, from this point of view, he was exceptional.”
Beating Alcaraz and Medvedev one after the other is a sign of great maturity.
“Yes, we saw how tactically he was able to move on from the Alcaraz match, in which as always they punched each other a bit, competing to see who shot harder, compared to the one with Medvedev, even on a pitch that is not really natural for him. Lots of serves & volleys, lots of runs to the net, even at the cost of making a few more mistakes but always keeping the game plan clear in his mind.”
Jannik told the Russian that he had worked hard with the team to study how to beat him.
“In fact, as well as him, I also complimented his coaches. Tactically he played an amazing match and he had the courage to play it in this way. Even physically he was well prepared and in fact, despite not feeling too well at the start of the week, and even vomited in the quarter-finals, he managed to recover and win the title.”
He surpassed Medvedev with the “Djokovic method”.
“Yes, you can see that they studied him, that they prepared and saw how Nole did to neutralize the Russian at the US Open. For him, playing against Medvedev is particularly difficult because it always forces you to do something different and something more compared to what you’re used to doing. And the moment you manage to beat a player like that then it means that you’ve evolved as a tennis player, that you’ve grown. The next step will be to bring this level to the 1000m and Slams too.”
Sinner said he will be at the Davis Finals.
“We have always been in touch with Jannik, even during the group stage in Bologna in which he rejoiced and suffered with us even from afar. For him it was important to feel the support of a federation, of a captain, of a team that in any case he does not see “It’s time to have him in the group. He has given his availability: it’s obvious that a captain would always like to have a number 4 player in the world at his disposal, but we know that he will be there at the next meeting and we are waiting for him with open arms.”
Maybe together with a newfound Berrettini.
“We all hope so. Matteo is training well and should be back in Stockholm in ten days. He said he will do everything he can to recover and get back to doing what he likes most, playing, competing, helping the team even from the field It would be a joy for everyone.”
October 5 – 7.41am
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2023-10-05 05:41:41
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