“He’s trying to get to a higher level to prepare for big matches”

Jannik Sinner will play a round of 16 on Monday which could be against Holger Rune, a player against whom the previous duels were close (2-2 in the history of confrontations).

Not necessarily at his best level during his first three matches in this Australian Open, the world No. 1 dropped a set against Australian guest Tristan Schoolkate in the 2nd round, and committed 37 unforced errors against Marcos Giron in the 3rd round.

Although his average level is enough to get by, Sinner will have his first test in Melbourne against Rune.

But according to Jim Courier, consultant for Eurosport, Sinner was simply working on other aspects of his game for the most important matches of the tournament:

“He knows that his basic level allows him to win matches like this. He also knows that his bad days are better than anyone else’s, including Carlos Alcaraz.

But I think he understood that his best day against Alcaraz’s best day is not in his favor.

Alcaraz always has extra speed because he has so many different options.

For me, Sinner is trying to get to a higher level, which means more options in his game, because he has to prepare for the big matches. »