His Masters in Madrid ended in the round of 16 against number eight in the ranking, the Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime, with a clear 6-1 6-2. A heavy defeat that hurts Jannik Sinner, author of too many mistakes on the forehand and who then told his feelings about the match on Ubitennis’ microphones “I knew Auger-Aliassime before – he said – He certainly played better than me . I gave him two games, both in the first set and in the second, when (in the third game of the first set, ed) I was 40-15 above I made two mistakes and he pushed well with the forehand. There isn’t much to say. In general, I didn’t move my legs very well on the pitch ”.
In Rome for the redemption, Sinner: “I hope to play better than that”
Also wrong was the approach to the match by the South Tyrolean, number 10 Atp: “I prepared as usual, but we were unable to do the tactic we had chosen – says the 20-year-old tennis player – Last year I did I struggle here in Madrid and again this year I have not found my game, I have not found the ball. Let’s see how it goes next year. But in the meantime I did one more shift than last year “. The opportunity for redemption is called Rome, for the usual International of Italy scheduled from 10 to 15 May: “We will go to the capital as soon as possible and we will prepare there in the best possible way – concluded Sinner – Now there is a another tournament, another chance and I hope to play better than that “.
In 2022, three out of four knockouts against higher ranked opponents
Meanwhile, since the beginning of this year, the data on comparisons against the highest ranked opponents is not proving satisfactory. Jannik has been defeated three out of four times since the new season began: pitiless numbers for a young talent who is still firmly within the world top-10. Only one victory: the one against Andrey Rublev in the round of 16 in Montecarlo, who won the first set, 5-7, and then capitulated 6-1, 6-3. If we talk about defeats, however, there is always the one in the Principality in the quarters against Alexander Zverev, unfortunately decided by details (7-5 3-6 6-7), while the first one had arrived against Stefanos Tsitsipas in Melbourne (6- 3 6-4 6-2), which sanctioned the separation from the old coach, Riccardo Piatti.
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