But is Sinner really “weak and frail” as Cacciari says? “Alcaraz is a colossus, Jannik…”. But at the Australian Open with Djokovic Carlos agrees with Bertolucci… – MOW

ISinner’s illness in the match against Rune continues to cause discussion. Several experts expressed their opinions, but tennis fans also spoke about it. Among them there is Massimo Cacciariwho spoke on the broadcast A day as a sheep on Rai Radio1: “Sinner is a bit weak physically compared to, for example, Alcaraz, who is a colossushe still looks like me physically a little frail. About the panic attack? I don’t know he’s good sometimes and he has a formidable head which in tennis is 50% of the problem, but the physical aspect worries me more.” His comment came in response to a question about the illness that struck the number one tennis player in the world. Speaking of Alcaraz, however, nominated by Cacciari himself, let’s remember that the Spaniard has against Djokovic who is now one of the four semi-finalists in Melbourne. A defeat that brings with it quite a bit of controversy, given that Nole’s medical time out was not clear to many: “I’m not saying he put on a show, but I think everyone saw that in the second set he seemed to have problems or in any case difficulties to move” declared the Spaniard in the press conference.

IThe match saw Djokovic triumph in four sets, but Alcaraz repeatedly underlined his rival’s sudden change of pace, who initially complained of muscle discomfort in his right groin and required a medical time out. “I don’t know if more on the forehand or more on the backhand, but obviously he had difficulties. Then, in the third and fourth sets, I didn’t see anything. I don’t think he would have retired if he had lost the second set. In the fourth it must be said that he was really good. Anyway, a tennis player thinking about retiring doesn’t play the third and fourth sets like he did,” added Alcaraz, letting his doubts shine through without however turning them into a real attack. Despite the disappointment, the young Spaniard tried to see the positive side of the defeat: “But playing these types of matches will make me better: I’m leaving Australia with my head held high.” Statements that also recall the words of Bertolucci who expressed himself as follows on MOW: “When I thought about retiring it was because then I really retired, because I couldn’t move or play. But he was going at an incredible speed: I don’t know what kind of problems he had, but if he had them they must have been very limited. Also because then in the third and fourth sets he had nothing, I would like to meet his doctor, he works miracles.”