Tennis star Jannik Sinner’s success in the round of 16 of the Australian Open was outshone by the Italian’s physical problems. At the press conference after the match, the world number one took a stand.
Jannik Sinner struggled one more round against Holger Rune in the Australian Open round of 16. The tennis star won 6:3, 3:6, 6:3, 6:2, but had to struggle with serious physical problems at times.
The high temperatures above 30 degrees may have played a role. After the match, Sinner shared his thoughts on the tennis ordeal.
Sinner: “Didn’t feel good”
“I don’t want to talk too much about how I felt today. I didn’t really feel good,” said the 23-year-old. “I think we saw that today, I was struggling physically. I came here as late as possible. I knew it would be very, very difficult today,” continued Sinner.
In the third set, Sinner had to sit down, clearly marked and weakened. When the sides changed, you could see that his hands were shaking. The Italian took a medical timeout and had to briefly leave the arena. A physiotherapist looked after him and checked his pulse.
When Sinner returned to the pitch, still injured, a good ten minutes after the break began, the audience gave him applause.
“I think we saw that I wasn’t feeling well, especially at that moment I felt a bit dizzy at times,” Sinner explained his condition. However, he didn’t want to go into much more detail.
Tough conditions in Melbourne
“I think it was also because of the pressure and stuff, it wasn’t easy. At that point the sun came out. It was a lot wetter.”
Sinner said he didn’t have any major problems at night or while sleeping.
“I think it was something else. That’s something that can happen. I woke up not feeling particularly good and when we got here, pretty much last and as late as possible, we did a workout that I “I’ve never done anything before to get as much energy as possible for this match. After all, I managed to win and that was it.”
Sinner starts the race in Australia as defending champion. Thanks to the tournament tree, he can only get a real top player as an opponent in the final.