Jannik Sinner: “Rafa is unique mentally”

The Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner he has been one of the most outstanding men this season. The current number 37 of the ATP ranking at 19 years old already knows what it is to win top ten tennis players, win titles within the circuit and get into the top 40. Riccardo Piatti’s pupil gave an interview to Corriere to analyze how his season.

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-The title obtained in Sofia a couple of weeks ago:

“It was very special for me to be able to get my first professional title. I was very excited at that moment. I am human and I live the emotions more inside than outside. I have worked very hard during all these months to be able to fight for titles. It is a joy that I can finally lift my first trophy. “

-Balance of the year 2020:

“It has been a somewhat strange season for me. I would have liked to have played more tournaments, to learn more from each game and from each training session with my coach. I am one of those who thinks that we tennis players learn more by playing games than in training. This coronavirus pandemic forced tennis to stop for months. “

-Importance of Riccardo Piatti in his tennis:

“Besides being my coach, Piatti is a great friend. We talk about tennis all the time. During the confinement, we were both, with his son Rocco and his wife Gaia, watching a lot of tennis matches on television. Would you consider Piatti as a second parent? Could it be …. “.

-Match against Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros:

“There are no words to explain Rafa. He is very superior mentally. He hits the ball very hard like the others, but understands moments like nobody else. He knows exactly what to do, how and when. Under my point of view view is unique in this facet. “

-Bad relationship with Alexander Zverev?

“I respect him a lot because he has won more than me, he has more experience on the circuit and he is a great player. I do not share his statements after losing against me. He contradicted himself a lot. He said he had a fever, but in the third and fourth sets he ran. more than me. It seemed to me that he was looking for an excuse. These kinds of statements would not be made by players like Nadal or Federer. “

-Play a match against Roger Federer on the circuit:

“Obviously I would love to play against Federer. I would also like to play against Djokovic or Thiem. I always enjoy playing against the best tennis players,” concluded the Italian.