Sinner: "I don't even want to have to answer".
The Olympic Games have been over for several days, yet Sinner's forfeit is still causing a stir.
As a reminder, Jannik Sinner had announced his withdrawal from the Olympic Games due to illness, and some followers, particularly in Italy, expressed a certain perplexity, even pointing to the Italian's lack of commitment to national team competitions.
The world number 1, who won the Davis Cup with Italy last November, was asked about this in a press conference just after his inaugural victory over Coric in Canada (6-4, 6-2).
Very frankly, he explained: "It's a question I don't even want to have to answer honestly.
I think only my team and I really know how I felt: from the outside it's one thing, from the inside it's another.
I've been saying since the beginning of the year that my biggest goal was the Olympics, but unfortunately I couldn't even get out of bed.
So honestly, what people think... Let's just say I don't really care.
I'm no longer on social networks, which is great for me, but obviously when you open your phone, there are notifications.
However, I also know how I am, so everything's fine with me."
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A lot of players would do well to get totally off of social media.