Jannik Sinner continues to extend his great start to the 2024 season. The Italian tennis player, champion of the Australian Open, already has a 15-0 streak so far this year after his victory against Ben Shelton in the round of 16 of the Indian Masters 1,000 Wells, in one of the best starts in recent seasons.
A Sinner who analyzed his victory against Shelton and who analyzed how he faces his quarterfinal match against Jiri Lehecka. “I never take things for granted. Every tournament and every match you go out on the court to give your all and try to stay focused. Every day there is a different opponent and today he was also a left-handed player who serves very well. I love facing these types of challenges. The next game is, I don’t know my opponent. I think we played five years ago. I didn’t remember until my team told me. We’ll see what happens. Lehecka is playing very well, and I will have to be focused from the first point and hope that he can show good tennis.
Sinner also alluded to the victory of his compatriot Luca Nardi against Novak Djokovic in what, so far, is the great surprise of Indian Wells. “Luca Nardi and I know each other, not much, but we get along well. He was going to train with me in preseason this year but he sprained his ankle on the second day, and now he’s back. He is an incredible player. He has great talent, he is building and now in Italy we have great coaches and many structures to train players. He’s a good boy and I’m very happy for him. Those moments when you play against the number one in the world, you enter the court and you don’t know what can happen. But beating him the first time you play with him is incredible. I am very happy for him and I hope he can continue showing great tennis in the future. My feeling is that we will see him for a long time because, if he stays healthy, his tennis is very good and he has good hands.
The Italian also confessed that there have been matches from which he has learned a lot and that have made him stronger and highlights the two defeats he suffered in the last two US Opens against Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev. “You always have to adapt. Last year was different and this year is also different, and I hope next year will be too. There are some matches like the one I played with Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open, where I had match point, and also the one last year against Sascha Zverev at the US Open. When you have those close battles, you don’t care if you go to the tie-break or not. There you feel that you play many moments of the game that are important for the future. Even though it hurts, you have to understand what happened. Maybe you didn’t sleep those nights because you keep thinking about the game. It’s about understanding the process and working harder the next day.”
2024-03-14 06:39:59
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