Australian Open: Jannik Sinner - extremely ripe even at the moment of defeat
For Jannik Sinner , the trip to the Australian Open comes to an early end after a dramatic five-set defeat by Denis Shapovalov . After his departure, however, the South Tyrolean showed exactly the maturity that defines him on the pitch.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Feb 09, 2021, 11:43 am
It was a rare outburst of emotion in the otherwise stoic appearance of Jannik Sinner. The young South Tyrolean had just won round four against Denis Shapovalov in Houdini style and acknowledged winning the set with a loud cheer. This should bring the world number 32. little, in the decisive sentence the Italian didn't really get a foot in the door, had to accept the bitter 4: 6 after the breakball was awarded to 5: 5.
It is not just the (early) end of the journey at the first Grand Slam of the year for the young Sinner, for the 19-year-old a winning streak comes to an end that can hardly be overestimated at this age. The South Tyrolean recently won ten matches en suite, following his first ATP title in Sofia last year at the beginning of the year at the ATP 250 event in the week before the Australian Open.
Maturity at the moment of defeat
It was also the title run at this tournament that Sinner was now often attested as the reason for the defeat against Shapovalov, the Italian would have been too tired to be able to master the tough first-round hurdle. Excuses that the 19-year-old doesn't want to do anything with: "I'm not looking for excuses, no, I refuse to believe that I lost because of fatigue," said Sinner after his departure.
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Rather, it is a very mature view of the match that the South Tyrolean showed in the press conference: "If I had played tomorrow, I might still have won the first set, but he would have made me run like crazy and I would be that The rest of the match was just as tired. The truth is that Denis played better in certain situations, especially on the most important points, and he served better than me, that's all. He deserves to win, " quoted Ubitennis.com the Italian.
Sinner: "Will take something positive with me"
For Sinner, after advancing into the quarter-finals of the French Open, it is again a comparatively early elimination from a Grand Slam. And again it is a fifth sentence in which the Italian loses: "Every game is different, I have certainly lost a fifth set again. I'll try again, sooner or later I'll win one. I'll definitely bring something positive to take home with me, even if it is difficult for me in the heat of the moment to think about what exactly it will be, "explained the South Tyrolean.
But not only in his assessments after the match, Jannik Sinner shows attributes that are needed to be able to reach the top of the world, even at the moment of defeat, Sinner shows that reluctance to lose, which many top players as the central drive to personal Call improvement. After the match, the South Tyrolean visibly broken: "It's hard to lose games like this."