"You're playing too fast! My racket is broken," when Sinner and Machac faced off in Shanghai
Le 02/10/2025 à 10h21
par Clément Gehl
In 2024, Tomas Machac reached the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters 1000, notably defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals.
He faced Jannik Sinner for a spot in the final. The Italian played exceptionally high-quality tennis that week, as evidenced by the state of Machac's racket, which he preferred to joke about.
After a point, the Czech player went to replace his broken racket and jokingly told Sinner: "You're playing too fast! My racket is broken."
The Italian had to move closer to Machac because he hadn't understood. He ultimately won 6-4, 7-5 before defeating Novak Djokovic in the final.
Sinner, Jannik
Machac, Tomas
