Simone Vagnozzi he comments with extreme measure on the clear statement, yet another against Alex From Minaurdi Jannik Sinner and his consequent entry into the semi-final which will pit him against the American Ben Shelton. The coach of the reigning champion ofAustralian Open starts from considerations on the state of health of the world number one: “Jannik is fine; the other day in the morning he wasn’t feeling at his best, he had a headache and a stomach ache, so we decided not to warm up. During the match things got a little worse due to the weather conditions, the very humid heat and nausea set in. However, everything is back, there was a rest day and tonight the playing conditions were decidedly better”.
The commitment with Shelton will be completely different from the one with De Minaur: “They are two very different tennis players. Shelton doesn’t provide pace, he’s very powerful and he’s left-handed; Jannik trained with Draper at the start of the tournamentalready several days ago. We will certainly work on this aspect because he serves very well and the rotations of a left-handed player are always particular. However, Sinner will be able to live up to it, he will have to be ready in the few chances that Ben gives him”.
To those who ask if he is still surprised by how Sinner reacts best to the onset of any mishap during the race, Vagnozzi smilingly coins a new nickname for his pupil: “Jan always grows a little with each game and learns quickly from defeats as well as from bad moments that can occur in a match. He knows how to choose more and more autonomously how to behave tactically, whether to push or play short; he has now become a little professor in managing the meeting. Today, apart from a few small errors with his backhand in the first three games, he went into monster mode, as Panichi likes to say”.
Some suggest how he can still improve as an entertainer and Simone relates an anecdote from the previous year: “He really likes to sleep. Last year before the match with Baez the alarm didn’t ring and we quickly prepared some sandwiches for him to best accommodate his pre-match nutrition. He’s a good sleeper”.
-Vagnozzi positively evaluates the introduction of coachingeven if it’s not really new: “It could have been done earlier but from further away, and then we raised our voices and Jannik had to extrapolate the meaning of the message perhaps from one or two words. Now it’s easier to articulate advice for me and Darren”. Regarding Cahill’s retirement at the end of the season, there is “sorrow but also understanding for those who have given so much and now want to dedicate themselves to something else. I learned a lot from him; for now we haven’t thought about the future after Cahill, it’s a topic we’ll address later. Of course I couldn’t do it alone and in any case my wife would hardly agree (ride)”.
A look at the possible opponents beyond the semi-final and the other monster of the tournament: “Djokovic ran incredibly in the third and fourth sets. He and Alcaraz brought it to life to an incredible match, where perhaps Carlos paid a little for his youth; these guys are already playing very well, who knows how they will play when there are a few gaps they will be filled”.
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