Jannik Sinner He has not known defeat since losing in the finals of the ATP Finals in Turin in November. Then, victory in the Davis Cup, as the culmination of 2023, and a successful opening of 2024, winning the Australian Open and Rotterdam.
After 19 victories, 16 this season, the 22-year-old Italian was knocked out by a Carlos Alcaraz who knows how to respond to an initiation into the celebration of the Sinner. The Spanish won 1-6, 6-3 and 6-2 in 2h.05′.
The sinner’s streak remained at 19-0. “I didn’t think too much. I was positive this time and now that I lost, because losing in the semifinals of Indian Wells is a good result,” he said.
“I’m already concentrating on Miami, to see if I can get there physically. What I’ve done continues to be gratifying,” commented Sinner.
Although, he said, “it is difficult to digest.” It’s still KO against a direct rival. Maintain your good relationship Alcaraz: “I’m happy for him, he’s a great player and a good kid.”
However, he left angry with Alcaraz, as he reported. Because the return of the Murcian caught him. “You are ready for his amazing punches, but he taught more things. He changed some things today, tactically, that I have to consider for the next times. I have to improve those thing to try to defeat him again,” examined the Sinner, admitting that he was surprised Alcaraz.
The Spaniard avoided hand-to-hand combat from the second set onwards, making everything more tactical. He saved mistakes, changed his position on the break, played more of the height of the ball, “and here he bounced a lot, his ball works well for him,” explained Sinner.
“I was too predictable and failed more than I should have,” concluded Sinner, somewhat chastened by the variations introduced in his plan by Alcaraz and his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero.
“He deserves to win and I wish him the best for the final,” concluded Sinner, without reason even though he said he had some small problems with his body, and that “I must understand why I made a mistake in opportunities and why I was so predictable.” “.
Source: La Verdad
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