MADRID 10 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner confessed this Friday that the matches between him and the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz are possibly the ones that “most people want to see” today, and did not want to respond to the criticism of the Australian Nick Kyrgios about his case of doping because he insists that he has done “nothing wrong.
“There is more tension, there are more eyes on us now, because this is a match that most people want to see and I think he feels the same,” Sinner said at the press conference prior to the Australian Open that begins this year. Sunday in Melbourne and where he defends his title.
The one from San Candido does not forget that, in addition to him and the Murcian, “there are many other great players” who are in this fight. “We young players normally play a high-quality match because when two players face each other and give their best, the quality of the match is normally very high. In the end we try to do our best and I hope the people and the public enjoy it,” he stressed.
The world number one will begin the 2025 season in the first ‘Grand Slam’ of the year because he had to “prepare his body in the best possible way.” “Last season was very long and I also played the Davis Cup. You have to take some time to rest, you have to make some technical and tactical changes and you need time. So we decided not to play any tournament before,” he clarified.
Sinner comes to this new edition of the Australian Open as the current champion of the tournament. “It’s a very special place to be back. Let’s see what I can do this year, I don’t think any of us can answer (on what the tournament will be like), but it’s good to be back here. You never know what can happen in the first round of a ‘Grand Slam’, but I know how much work we have put in and then we will see how it goes. It is difficult, I need more season to know my status,” he pointed out about his level of tennis, which was very high last season.
Regarding his emergence on the tennis circuit, he highlighted the impact it has had on his personal life, especially in “responsibilities and commitments” that take away hours of tennis. “It was a big change. Last year there were many firsts, not only the first time I won a ‘Grand Slam’ but also the first time I won the Davis Cup and after being number one in the world and also winning the ATP Finals “Sinner remarked.
“There aren’t that many firsts in our sport. Obviously there are still two different ‘Grand Slams’ that I’m missing (Roland Garros and Wimbledon). We could have achieved a couple of things a little better, yes, of course, and that’s what We want to do better this year,” explained the Italian.
Precisely for this season, Sinner has made technical and tactical changes, especially in service. “They are small changes. Of course, for me the important thing is to try to improve in the matches, that is exactly what we tried to do during the preseason. I think that tennis is a mix of all kinds, also the physical part is very important, the The mental part is very important. We made some changes, but let’s see how this year goes,” he explained.
Finally, he was asked again about his controversial doping case, which he wants to forget to focus on the season and avoided responding to Nick Kyrgios’ criticism. “In my mind I know exactly what happened and that’s how I block it. I haven’t done anything wrong, that’s why I’m still here, that’s why I keep playing. I think the most important thing is to have trusted people around me, who know what happened,” he warned. .
“Nothing has changed because before I was very careful with every medicine I took or even what I ate. When I saw an open bottle, I would throw it away and take a new one. I was always very careful with these things,” said the world number one. .