The best tennis player of the year, the Italian Jannik Sinneradmitted that, in spite of victories like those achieved today in the final of Shanghai 1,000 Mastersthe doping accusation against him continues to affect him: “People think that winning means you don’t have problems, but that’s not true.”
“The situation I’m in is uncomfortable. I hope I’m not in this position outside the court, and can play with more freedom on the court, enjoy it more,” he said. sinful in a press conference after defeating the current number 4 in world tennis and the most winner in Shanghai in the final (7-6 (4), 6-3), the Serbian Novak Djokovic.
“It’s been a very difficult year for me. At times I’ve lost my smile, it’s never easy to play in these situations. But I’m just trying to enjoy the court as much as possible. You have to accept it, I loud when I’m on the court, it’s like I’m not focused on it,” the tennis player added.
Although the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) found him not guilty for consuming clostebol, a prohibited substance, the World Anti-Doping Agency (AMA) announced more than two weeks ago that it would appeal against this decision, seeking a penalty of up to two years for sinful.
“I have a few moments where I think about it, and it’s not comfortable. You succeed in a different way. manage to close a year at the top of the ATP ranking.
In any case, sinful celebrated his victory: “It’s a very special day. Playing against Novak In a final it is always very difficult. Throughout the season I had a lot of success; I hope I can continue like this and continue to improve as a player.”
Asked about the evolution of his game, He emphasized the work he did to be “very calm” on the court: “I’m happy with how I handle situations on the court, I try to control what I can.”
The best tennis player of the moment emphasized that one of the reasons for his success is his ability to stay “calm” and also his improvement on a physical and mental level: “I am ready to take longer games in highest level, and also mentally prepared to accept all difficult situations in the field.”
As for how he will celebrate his first trophy in Shanghai, sinful He chose to rest: “It’s been two long, hard weeks, with a lot of games. I’ll enjoy it because winning any tournament is great; I’ll celebrate it, sure, but nothing crazy.”
Source: La Verdad
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