"I always try to stay focused on the match, but sometimes when it happens it's also nice. It was nice of Machac to joke a little with the crowd, the public wants to see entertainment. Obviously Roger is incredible when he watches some matches and shows his love for this sport. He gave so much to our tennis. It's incredible to see him around and to be able to even just talk to him a little, it was a very, very nice moment."
At the press conference, Jannik Sinner talked about what happened during the challenge against Tomas Machac in the semifinal of the Shanghai Rolex Masters, when a fan shouted from the stands of the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena: "We love you," to the framed Roger Federer, present in the stands. A very funny moment, which entertained the tennis players on the court and the fans.
Sinner reached his eighth final of the year, his third in the ATP Masters 1000 after Miami and Cincinnati, thanks to his success against Czech Tomas Machac in the semifinals: 6-4, 7-5 was the score of a difficult match, in which the Italian proved to be superior in the crucial moments. Jannik will now try to give himself yet another satisfaction of the year, while waiting to return to Italy to play the Nitto ATP Finals in November in front of his home crowd.
"I'm very happy to have achieved this goal. It's been an incredible season for me, and it's not over yet. Sunday will be a great final, the first time here in Shanghai, I can't wait. To be the world No. 1 at the end of the year was just a dream, to become it for real now is a different feeling. With Novak I've always had difficult battles in the past. It will be very tough, it's one of the biggest challenges at the moment in our sport. I would be happy to be able to play against him, it would be even more special. If it's Taylor, we just played a Grand Slam final, we know each other a little bit better even if we haven't played each other that many times. He's a very powerful player, with a great serve and incredible groundstrokes, as is Novak. In a way they are similar, although Nole moves better on the court. Whoever is there, I just hope it will be a good challenge," he said.
