Jannik Sinner’s streak in Barcelona ended abruptly in the semifinals against Stefanos Tsitsipas, perhaps the fittest player on the circuit and current career number 1. The 19-year-old from South Tyrol blew several chances during the match and ended up surrendering 6-3, 6-3 in just under an hour and a half.
The different performance between the two in the service dug the decisive furrow, as well as the coldness of the Greek in the decisive moments. Riccardo Piatti’s student, who had eliminated Roberto Bautista-Agut and Andrey Rublev during the week, can still take comfort in having updated his best ranking.
“I am disappointed, I could not express my best tennis. I feel that all of these experiences are essential to help me improve. Today I had the feeling that I knew exactly what to do at the crucial moments of the match.
Stefanos served very well and I did not know how to take advantage of my opportunities ”, commented Jannik in a recent interview with Bild, Sinner confirmed that he has great admiration for Roger Federer.
Jannik Sinner on his admiration for Roger Federer
“Roger Federer.
No one will be playing his style again anytime soon, ”Jannik Sinner told Bild when asked who his idol was. The 19-year-old added that he also admires Andreas Seppi: “The first South Tyrolean to break into the world of tennis.”
Like Sinner, the former world No. 18 Seppi is from the province of South Tyrol in northeastern Italy. Sinner also spoke of choosing tennis over skiing: “(In skiing) He trains hard all the time, then he makes a little mistake in the race and is 10th.
But I’m not interested in 10th place. You can make a mistake there (in tennis), but still win. All year. When it comes to skiing, you only have a few months. I was seven when I was playing soccer and I went skiing for a year.
Then my father said that I should try tennis and I really enjoyed it. Three years later I stopped skiing ”. Roger Federer has now shed some light on his clay court schedule; will be seen for the first time at the ATP Geneva Open 2021.
Given his uncertain return to the tour at the ATP Doha Open, his former coach, Paul Annacone, weighed his chances on clay, especially at the French Open. Annacone spoke positively about Federer’s return in Doha, where he was defeated in only his second match.
His clay schedule comes prematurely to Roger’s liking, as he only has two games under his belt so far. But Annacone is optimistic about Federer’s clay-court credentials and has only Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem ahead of him for the 2021 French Open.
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