“I look forward to the next 10 years.” Martina Navratilovalegend of women’s tennis and racket tout courtlaunches into a prophecy about Jannik Sinner and the colleague with whom he will compete on the top of the ATP ranking.
The Italian number 2 in the world, explains the Czechoslovakian-born but naturalized American tennis player, “is incredible. It’s proof of how work allows you to improve and play at the highest levels. Really working on his game is the way he has progressed in the last year, trusting in the process of working on every aspect, improving every little detail.”
On the occasion of the 2024 Laureus Awards, which will be held tomorrow in Madrid, he then explained: Jannik “will get the results, but it’s not a question of results, they will come if you do the job in the right way, but these guys, and also the girls , they bring out the best in comparison to each other, and that’s where the fun begins in a way. So I look forward to the next ten years and the duels between Alcaraz, Sinner and a few others who will sneak in between the two of them, and the same goes for women. I think rivalries are necessary in tennis and it’s starting to form between both women and men.”
Meanwhile, in Madrid Sinner will take the field for the first time in his career as the number 1 seed, due to the absences of Djokovic and Alcaraz. Another important step in the clay season, after the semi-final lost (not without bad luck and controversy) against Tsitsipas in Monte Carlo. However, there won’t be Matteo Berrettini, announced but stopped by a new health problem. This time no injuries, but a more banal (albeit strong) one influence. The Roman tennis player, who rose to the top top 100 ATP following the success centered on the red clay courts of Marrakeshafter having withdrawn from the tournament Barcelona this week, where he would have participated thanks to a wild cardshas also been canceled since main draw of the 1000 of Madrid, starting on Wednesday, where he would have played with protected ranking. Berrettini will continue preparations in view of the 1000th anniversary Rome he was born in Roland Garros. The Colombian enters the main draw in Madrid in place of the Roman Daniel Elahi Galan.
“For the last few days I have been dealing with a flu condition, which has now turned into tonsillitis And fever. After another evaluation, my doctor told me today that it would be risky to try to compete in Madrid. Now my focus shifts to preparing for Rome,” Berrettini specified in an Instagram story.
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