«There is no more beautiful place to beat the number 1 in the world. I managed to play the most important points in the best way. I had a bit of tension when I lost the second set, but with you we won together. It was a very tactical match , I tried to play the third set a little better, especially in the important moments. It was a roller coaster but in the end I managed to come out taller than him."

Those are words of enthusiasm pronounced by Jannik Sinner after defeating Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals in Turin. The final score was 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2).

L'abbraccio alla fine del match (Ansa)
L'abbraccio alla fine del match (Ansa)
L'abbraccio alla fine del match (Ansa)

«When I play against Nole», added Sinner, beaming, «I see perfection, he is never out of balance, he does everything well and everything seems easy when he plays. That's one area where I need to improve, but at 22 it's not possible to have all these things together. Tactically we prepared the match well. I had already beaten number 1 when he was Carlos Alcaraz, but with Djokovic it's another thing: I admired him on television."

(Unioneonline/E.Fr.)

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