World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, clearly affected this Monday by the heat during his victory in the round of 16 of the Australian Open against Holger Rune, considered himself “lucky” to have involuntarily broken the net and thus enjoyed a little respite.
“I was lucky” to have torn off the hoop which fixes the net to the ground after a failed serve at the start of the 4th set of his match against the Dane Holger Rune (13th), judged the title holder at a press conference.
To have “20 minutes off the court (the time it took to repair the net, editor's note)to try to recover physically, putting cold water on my head, it was very beneficial. I was very, very lucky.”said the Italian, who requested a medical timeout and left the court with a scarlet face while leading 3-2 in the 3rd set.
“Of course, no one expected this to happen.”added Sinneras if to emphasize the involuntary nature of the damage inflicted on the net. Asked about the precise nature of his ailments, the world No. 1 did not want to “go into details”.
“I think we saw that I wasn’t feeling well (…) I felt a little dizzy at certain times”he continued. “In terms of injuries I have nothing, I just have some difficulties from a health point of view”argued Sinner. “It was difficult conditions. It was hot yesterday, still hot today (Monday).”
-“I knew it was going to be very, very difficult. I fought against a tough opponent, but also a little against myself”the conclusion Sinner. Just after his four-set victory against Rune, Sinner had claimed on court that his morning had been “very strange”.
“I didn't even train this morning, trying to get on the court as fresh as possible. I knew I was going to suffer.”he declared during the traditional post-match interview with the winner.
