By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday June 14, 2025
Jannik Sinner spent the previous few days again residence in Italy, barbecuing and taking part in ping pong with family and friends, earlier than heading to Germany to start his grass court docket season at Halle.
Although he stated he had a “relaxed” time, Sinner admits that it wasn’t precisely straightforward to maintain from dwelling on the three championship factors he had towards Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday’s Roland-Garros closing for the ages in Paris.
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“I had already a couple of sleepless nights, however I feel each day it will get higher,” Sinner stated, in accordance with the ATP. “It was for positive a troublesome loss. I nonetheless take into consideration these couple of factors, and it received’t cease right here – I do know that.” Sinner says there are nonetheless loads of positives to take from his clay-court season, and the ultimate. “You’ll be able to nonetheless see the optimistic facet,” he stated. “I’ve by no means performed tennis on clay like this, I went to Rome, I made the ultimate there, in Paris I made the ultimate of a Grand Slam – Wonderful – after which the extent that [me and Carlos] have performed was extraordinarily excessive, so I used to be joyful to be part of this.”
“I nonetheless take into consideration these couple of factors” 💔@janniksin on *that* Roland-Garros closing vs Alcaraz#TWO25 pic.twitter.com/u3ZOFfBE1C
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 14, 2025
Sinner says getting again to the problem of grass and starting his title protection in Halle is likely to be greatest to assist him take his thoughts off the shattering loss he suffered within the longest Roland-Garros closing in historical past.
“I feel that for me to play one other event is optimistic, as a result of each match is a brand new starting, and I have to be mentally prepared to offer my all on the court docket,” he stated. “Subsequently, it’s nice I could be right here in Halle.”
Sinner, who received his lone grass-court title in Halle final 12 months, owns a 21-9 lifetime report on the floor. He went 9-1 final 12 months on the floor, shedding solely to Daniil Medvedev within the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
“The primary follow session was OK,” he instructed the media. “I hadn’t performed since Paris, so my normal feeling on the court docket was not so good, however I feel right now it’ll go higher.
“I feel an excellent grass-court participant can transfer properly. The ball can bounce a bit humorous due to the grass, and it’s a must to serve intelligently. However normally, it’s a floor on which I took a step ahead final 12 months and we are going to see the way it goes this 12 months.”
