Tennis.-Tennis/Madrid.- Jannik Sinner: “I know I have to improve if I want to win more”

MADRID, 23 (EUROPA PRESS)

The Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner assured that he hopes to be able to play “well” at the Caja Mágica, the scene of the Mutua Madrid Open, the fourth Masters 1,000 of the season and where in previous years it has been difficult for him to find his “level”, while he made it clear that despite At his great moment he knows that he must “improve” if he wants to win “more” and that it does not change much that he is number one in the Spanish capital.

“I feel great and happy to be here. Last year I didn’t play, so I’m happier to be here in Madrid. It’s a very special tournament, so I hope I can play well,” Sinner told the media at La Caja Magic.

The Australian Open champion wants to turn the page on his elimination in the Monte Carlo semifinals because “these things can happen and there are worse things in life,” and he also does not give importance to being the number one seed in Madrid due to the loss. by Novak Djokovic. “It’s a huge pleasure, but on the other hand it’s not going to change anything,” he warned.

And the man from San Candido wants to focus on “trying to understand a little better” his game on clay, knowing that in the Spanish capital “it is a little different due to the altitude, the ball flies and is quite fast.” “I’ve struggled a bit in previous years to find my level here, so it’s going to be interesting to see how I’m going to play,” he stressed.

“I think that’s the most important thing, finding my game which I feel like I still have to find. I have three more days of training before the first game, which I hope will help me, but this is the question we will look at this next week,” Sinner added.

Furthermore, despite his great moment of play since the end of last year, the Italian believes that “it is a difficult question to answer” if he is currently the best in the world. “With everything Novak has done, I have a lot of respect for him. And the same as for Carlos (Alcaraz), who also won more than me. I have a lot of respect for both of them, I just try to play my tennis and try to understand what works better for me. Then we’ll see what I can achieve,” he said.

Now, “for sure”, he has the Paris Olympic Games among his goals, which he sees as “an important event” personally because he was not in the Tokyo Games three years ago. “I hope to be able to talk to other athletes and try to understand how they think and how they train,” admitted the first favorite in Madrid.

He also has the Rome Masters 1,000 among his objectives, especially “for being Italian” and the ‘Grand Slams’. “We all know how important they are, but I don’t want to put pressure on myself. I’m having a very positive moment, winning a lot of tournaments and I’m just trying to continue like this. In my mind, I know that I can and that I have to improve if I want to win more “he remarked.

“I think we live in a moment, and when you win, you live it positively, and when you lose, you live it a little negatively, but I think for me it is more important how I live this sport in general, and I am the type of person that I surround myself with really good people who are very honest with me, trying to obtain positive information,” warned the world number two.

Sinner confessed that “of course” before the final in Australia he was “nervous.” “That’s normal, but even if I had lost, it was still a great week. Now I’m looking for new opportunities, and I feel that in every tournament I play in, there can be a good one to try to show that my level has increased and that I have improved “That’s something I would like to do here, we’ll see how it goes,” he said.

Finally, he was asked about the first time he saw the Spanish Rafa Nadal. “It was when I was 14 or 15. I went to Rome for the first time and saw him train, it was the first time I saw him in real life and it was incredible to see his intensity. He still has the same passion and I think he is an idol for all of us,” he said.