Sinner: "I couldn't sleep after Roland-Garros"

The Italian champion spoke candidly about the difficult days that followed his defeat at Roland-Garros. Before bouncing back at Wimbledon, where a "miracle" restored his faith in his tennis.

Jannik Sinner arrived in Turin yesterday to prepare for the ATP Finals, where he is the defending champion. The Italian, who regained the world No.1 ranking on Monday, took the opportunity to speak with the media.

In an interview with Sky Sports, he reflected on his painful defeat at Roland-Garros and the transition he made to Wimbledon, where he won his fourth Grand Slam:

"At Roland-Garros, I was so close with those three match points... For the two or three days after that, I was really not well. I couldn't sleep, I had no energy, I was devastated.

I kept thinking about the three match points, wondering why I hadn't served better or played better in the fifth set. Carlos also played very well. That's why I decided to go to Halle, even though I wasn't 100% mentally.

At Wimbledon, I was training for hours. The feeling was good. Against Grigor, I was losing and a little miracle happened. You never want to win like that, but that's what happened. I wondered if it was a sign.

In the semi-final, I played well against Novak and I was confident about my level for the final. It was still difficult in the final, I had a break (in the first set) and then lost it 6-4. I thought I was experiencing the same thing as in Paris, but I tried to understand that things were going to be different."