A dejected Sinner: “This will hurt for a long time”

It was well after 3 a.m. when Jannik Sinner answered questions from journalists at the obligatory press conference. The 21-year-old from Pusteria was visibly scarred by the more than five hours of training Duel with Carlos Alcaraz that everyone involved will probably remember for a long time.

The two greatest talents in the tennis circus outdid each other with superlatives on the New York night. They delivered an exchange of blows worthy of a finale, with many brilliant rallies and captivating tension. “The tennis world had only rarely seen such a performance from the Big Three, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer,” said the dpa . After such a performance, both players actually deserved to win, but only one can win. And this time it was Carlos Alcaraz. “That’s really hard.” Jannik Sinner Sinner was asked by a journalist whether it was the most serious defeat he had ever suffered. Visibly exhausted (physically and mentally), the man from Sexten thought about it for a long time and finally said: “I have already suffered a few painful defeats. This one is certainly high on the list. This will hurt for a while, but tomorrow, or rather today, I will wake up and try to take the positive things with me. But it’s tough.” Sinner and the missed match point The youngster found it difficult to analyze immediately after the defeat. “I don't know what made the difference, I have to talk to my coaches first. In a game that lasts over five hours, there will always be many key moments. Some he took advantage of, some I took advantage of.”

One of these key moments occurred in the fourth set, when Sinner had a match point at 5:4 and with his own service, but left it. “Of course I could have done better, but talking now is easy. It's completely different on the pitch, where you have pressure. But that's part of the game. I served well up to that point, and then it just happened the way it did.” Alcaraz beckons number 1 Sinner's opponent Carlos Alcaraz said after the match, completely exhausted: “To be honest, I don't know how I did it. You must always believe in yourself. It's always the last thing to lose hope." The support from the spectators helped, explained the fourth in the world rankings: "The energy I felt on the pitch at three in the morning was unbelievable. At other tournaments, on other courses, everyone would probably have gone home to sleep." Alcaraz, who would be the new number 1 in the world with the tournament victory - in the best case even with the final - will meet Frances Tiafoe in the semi-finals, while Sinner have to start the journey home.

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A dejected Sinner: “This will hurt for a long time”

Jannik Sinner fought an epic duel with Carlos Alcaraz on Thursday night. In the end he had to admit defeat after more than five hours. The sting of disappointment ran deep for the Sesto native.

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