Jannik Sinner leaves Monte Carlo defeated. For him, as in the last edition, the journey was interrupted in the semi-final. In 2023 it was Rune who stopped his run, this year it was a rediscovered Stefanos Tsitsipas who gained access to the final, putting an end to a very negative period. But for Bertolucci the best is yet to come.
Sinner: the reasons for the defeat against Tsitsipas
From the pages of the Gazzetta dello Sport, Paolo Bertolucci analyzes Jannik Sinner’s semi-final defeat also strongly influenced by an obvious refereeing error. “I believe that in my life it was one of the rare occasions in which a match, if not decided, was strongly influenced by such an obvious error on the part of the referee – writes Davis’ former captain – Fortunately, tennis has remained out of the refereeing controversies that I dream of in football or other sports. What happened to the blue is one of the reasons why the hawk’s eye will also be introduced on clay. But the defeat leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Sinner was one step away from victory and perhaps he could have achieved it despite the mistake he suffered but unfortunately cramps and physical problems forced him to surrender”.
Bertolucci: “Doubts about red clay have been erased”
The Monte Carlo week however returns a Sinner capable of winning and convincing even on the surface which until now has been most difficult for him: “This week also erases small doubts – continues Bertolucci – of those who didn’t see him excel on a slower pitch. Of all the surfaces, clay is clearly the one where it perhaps performs the least. The way he has grown even on this surface certifies a player who has made a notable leap. The regret remains, if Sinner had won the semi-final he would have taken home this tournament too”.
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Objective Roland Garros and Olympics
The Monte Carlo stage was supposed to serve as a moment of settling in and getting in touch with the red clay for Sinner who will not be on the pitch in Barcelona this week and is concentrating his objectives on Paris: “Now he will need to recover and put in a lot of fuel because on the horizon there is the most important part on red and then the Olympics. We saw it, in some situations he calmed down the strains of the American trip, and played in reserve. Even those who rush to do the calculations to see what is missing for the number 1 ranking must be patient because it is only a matter of time”.
Source: Ansa