Jannik Sinner made it through the first round at Wimbledon, beating Yannik Hanfmann in four sets. And now there will be the great challenge of the second round, the derby against Matteo Berrettini.
Sinner won the first two sets, lost the third and finished fourth. " After the first two sets - commented Sinner as SuperTennis reports - the match got more complicated than I expected.
From a certain point on he played very well and it was not easy to contain him. I hope in the second round to raise my level of play and see what happens". First round of adaptation to the game conditions: "This is the grass, you can not always control everything.
He pushed, he took away my service and I struggled to get back. Finding my answer in the fourth set was positive".
The second round will be what everyone imagined at the time of the draw.
Jannik Sinner is fine on grass
Against Matteo Berrettini: "It will be hard, said Jannik Sinner. He made a final (in 2021 lost by Novak Djokovic), he knows how to play on this surface. It will be a great challenge. Every day is different: lets see what will happen".
Sinner is the worlds number 1 and number 1 seed in a Slam: "I think its a privilege to be in the position Im in. Playing a number one Slam is a great feeling but in every match you start from zero to zero. And of course everyone wants to win".
Jannik Sinner is at Wimbledon as the first seeded player, thus making history for Italy as the first tennis player to reach the Cathedral as the top favorite, a player who has spoken of his great battles with another young man who came to battle with him for glory in the white sport.
"I cried after losing to him at the US Open. A little bit also at Roland Garros. There are times when you feel emotions you dont want to express. In the locker room, when youre in the car for a transfer, or even in the hotel room when youre alone.
