Tennis: Sinner to finish with a bang? He shows humility

World number 7, Jannik Sinner is having a magnificent 2023 season punctuated by several firsts for him. The Italian, who is one of the big names to rule tennis in the years to come, has finally won a Masters 1000 and reached a Grand Slam semi-final. However, the gap that separates him from Carlos Alcaraz is still significant, even if he has proven that he is often comfortable when it comes to challenging the Spaniard. And he knows it.

Engaged in the tournament Beijing where he will challenge Daniel Evans for his entry into the running, Jannik Sinner seems to be the 4th man this season. To the Race in any case, he is of course far behind the leading trio led by Novak Djokovic but he has a comfortable lead over Andrey Rublev and should validate his ticket for the Masters very soon. If a certain rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz has stood up, the Italian prefers to stay focused on himself and on his physical problems which sometimes fail him.

“I can’t talk about rivalry with Carlos”

Jannik Sinner is a player who doesn’t make a lot of noise and so it’s not surprising to see him display such humility. The 22-year-old Italian would however be right to display a certain confidence in the face of Carlos Alcaraz given the clashes these two have given us so far. On the track ATPthe record is 3 victories each, including two clashes in Grand Slam in 2022. Last March, Sinner had deprived the Spaniard of a double Indian Wells-Miami. “I can’t talk about a rivalry with Carlos, because I feel like he’s won so many things right now. For now, he remains a better player, right? He showed it. He has already been world number one on several occasions. I think the biggest rivalry right now is between him and Novak.” he confided during his press conference.

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Still physical progress to make

We know that the main fault of Jannik Sinner is his physique. The Italian, naturally quite frail, has often experienced some problems on the court. The latest example being of course his defeat at theUS Open this year, even if he gave everything to try to beat Alexander Zverev. “At the moment I am very focused on myself because I have to improve physically. I feel like I have a lot of potential physically… That’s a question that will be answered in the future, right? I would be happy to be Carlos’ rival, that’s for sure. I feel like I have the potential to do it. But let’s see. It all depends on the future” he continues.

Huge end of the season?

These last years, Jannik Sinner did not really succeed in having an impact on the end of the season. In 2021, he came close to officially qualifying for the Masters, eventually taking an alternate spot and playing two matches. This season he will definitely be part of the journey to Turin and he will therefore have the advantage of playing at home. For the moment, he will also discover the Asian tour as a whole with a first participation in the Masters 1000 in Shanghai.