Jannik Sinner is optimistic but cautious, two days away from the first match at Roland Garros after the injury in Madrid and the withdrawal in Rome. The 22-year-old Italian with a good dose of realism immediately makes it clear: «The hip doesn’t worry me, the condition is not 100%, but don’t expect miracles». Sinner wanted to be in Paris for the prestige of the tournament, but also to test himself on clay just a few weeks before the Olympics. «I’m here because it’s an important tournament – he underlined – because I’m trying to learn year after year how to play better on clay. Then it could also be important because there will be the Olympics on clay. We decided after the very positive results of the latest tests, we are working hard to get back into condition. I did long days of training and I understood that the hip is holding up.”
No pressure for Roland Garros
Sinner explained that he did not train in Monte Carlo, after the therapies he underwent at J Medical in Turin, but only once he arrived in Paris: «I didn’t feel any pain – he said – I am confident that I can play good tennis, but in this At the moment it’s not important to get to the second week or to fight for the title, for now it’s not on my mind.”
