World tennis has a new rivalry that will mark the next decade. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner They have won this season the two Grand Slams played so far, Roland Garros for the Spanish, Australian Open for the Italian, and everything indicates that they will be in the final round in this edition of Wimbledon.
Both starred in some of the best matches of recent years, duels are remembered by fans… and by tennis players themselves, and not always for the better.
“Happy tears? I don’t have any yet. I cried after losing to Carlos at the US Open, a bit at Roland Garros too. There are always moments when you feel emotions you don’t want in the locker room. or sometimes when you are in transportation or even just in a hotel room. It means you care about the sport. It means that you want to reach this level,” Sinner declared in an interview published in ‘The Times‘.
The Italian, seeded first at Wimbledon, He assured that his dream will reach 100%as achieved by legends such as Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
The transalpine spoke at a press conference ahead of his Wimbledon debut on Monday against German Yannick Hanfmann and asked about the ‘Big Three’ and their influence.
“What I take away is how they improve as players to compete against others. At one point, Rafa arrives and Roger begins to suffer. While I was looking for a way to beat him, Novak arrived. I think that’s what changes the players and improves the level of each of them. They have reached their 100% in everything. That’s my dream. That at some point in my career I can be 100% my body, my tennis and my mind. “That’s the most amazing thing they’ve ever done,” Sinner explained.
The Italian comes into this Wimbledon with last year’s semifinals experiencewhen he was dismissed by Djokovic and, above all, after the victory in Halle a week ago.
“Here I have no doubts about my body. We’ve been working a lot these past few days“said the Italian about the improvement since Roland Garros, where he had problems and doubts with his back.
“Last week was very important and last year I made the semi-finals, so in my head I know that I can play good tennis on this surface. Of course, every year is different and the conditions in Halle were different from these.”
Source: La Verdad
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