Difficult winner over Khachanov, Sinner is reassuring: "If it was worse than yesterday, I would have thought about not playing today"

le 01/05/2024 à 11h17

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Jannik Sinner had a tough time of it against Karen Khachanov on Tuesday. Faced with a determined opponent, the Italian was dominated for a long time before regaining control of the match (victory 5-7, 6-3, 6-3). Impressively realistic (2 break points converted out of three and 5 break points saved), the world number 2, visibly weakened by hip problems, came through.

Questioned by the press, Sinner admitted that he wasn't at his best physically, but sought to reassure his fans: "If it was worse than yesterday, I'd have thought about not playing today (Tuesday against Khachanov), but when I get the chance, I always try to overcome these kinds of situations. I'm certainly not at 100% physically. Tomorrow I have a day off, and that can help me."

This Thursday, he faces Felix Auger-Aliassime (Ruud's surprise loser in the Round of 16) in a quarter-final that is, to say the least, unexpected.

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Sinner Jannik

2e, 11500 points

Khachanov Karen

18e, 2320 points

Sinner J • 1

Khachanov K • 16

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7

3

Auger-Aliassime Felix

5e, 4245 points

Sinner J • 1

Auger-Aliassime F

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Madrid

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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