Jannik Sinner has been one of the great revelations of the 2020 season in the world of tennis. The Italian, one of the young talents on the circuit, has won his first ATP title in Sofia and has produced great performances in major tournaments, which has made him sneak into the Top-50 of the ranking at 19 years of age.
However, in an interview with Corriere della Sera, Sinner was displeased with one of the great figures of the circuit, the German Alexander Zverev. “I have a lot of respect for him because he has won more than me, he has a lot of experience on the circuit and he is a great player. However, I do not agree their ways after he lost to me at Roland Garros. It contradicts a lot. “
The reason for Sinner's anger is that, according to the Italian tennis player, Zverev always makes excuses when he loses, as he did when he beat him at Roland Garros. “He said he had a fever, but in the third and fourth sets, he ran faster than me. It seems to me that he always has an excuse when he loses. For example, Federer or Nadal, they have never said those things. “
Sinner also had words of praise for Rafa Nadal, against whom he stood up in the first set of his Roland Garros quarter-final match. “Mentally he is superior. He hits the ball hard like everyone else but he understands the moments. He knows exactly what to do, how and when. It's another level. “