The disappointment is there and there is no point in denying it. Italy hoped to experience another super Sunday by Jannik Sinner and instead the South Tyrolean tennis player’s run stops in the semi-final of Roland Garros with the blue being beaten in the fifth set by his “friend-rival” Carlos Alcaraz.
Sinner and Alcaraz: different injuries
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz they arrived at the French slam in similar but not equal conditions. In fact, both players had to withdraw from the Rome Internazionali due to injury. The Italian risked not being present in Paris due to a hip problem which also kept him in bed and pushed him to turn to the care from J Medical to return to the field. For the Spaniard, a right arm problem that has been tormenting him since Monte Carlo and which now seems to have finally been resolved.
Sinner-Alcaraz: relive all the emotions
Roddick: “There’s a big difference”
To clarify the challenge between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz the former world number 1, lo, also tries American Andy Roddicknow the protagonist of a successful podcast on the world of tennis: “Not all injuries are the same, before the tournament we said that they both had time to recover and it was my mistake. An arm injury like Alcaraz’s does not prevent you from training your lower body, you can do exercises for your footwork, you can keep your physical level very high”.
“Sinner had to deal with a hip injury – continues the American – You can’t put stress on your body and legs after an injury like that. When you have a hip problem like that, you could tell that he wasn’t capable of playing many 5-set matches. The hope was to be able to close the match in 3 or 4 sets. It’s not the same as Alcaraz’s injury, but it was an incredible match. The power they manage to generate is absurd. I can’t wait to see the next 10 years of this rivalrytwo players different in gameplay style and it’s really fun”.
Roddick reveals: “Here’s what Jannik will do”
Andy Roddick has never hidden the his great admiration for Jannik Sinner and on his social channels there is also a defense of the Italian against the criticism received after the defeat in Paris: “I believe that those who criticize must be very good at their jobs. I don’t know if we understand what it means to be number 1 in the world. I am sure that Sinner will already put aside the great goal he has achieved this weekend and continue his journey”.
