Jannik Sinner delivered a very confident performance. © ANSA / SANDER KONING

“My conclusion: Don’t play any more tournaments where Sinner is there”

Jannik Sinner started the tournament in Rotterdam with an easy victory. The young star then received roses from his opponent.

15. February 2024

From: det

15.000 fans came to the Ahoy tennis temple on Tuesday evening. They saw a show of force from Jannik Sinner, who didn't give the local hero Botic van de Zandschulp (ATP 66) the slightest chance. The world number 4 needed less than an hour and a half to make it into the round of XNUMX.

After the match, one person in particular was impressed: opponent Botic van de Zandschulp. He was asked at the press conference what he learned from this match. He answered with a smile: "It's best that I don't play any more tournaments where Sinner is there." These words show that the South Tyrolean is currently in a league of his own.

“I could have made fewer mistakes, but he forces you to.” Botic van de Zandschulp

“I had hoped that after winning the title at the Australian Open, Sinner would shift down a gear at the start, but that wasn’t the case,” said van de Zandschulp, praising the performance of the fourth in the world rankings. “Maybe I could have made fewer mistakes, but he also forces you to do that. He was just too good today. If you want to hit a boy like that, he has to have a really bad day and I have to have a really good day.”

Today against Monfils

Sinner will be back in action on Thursday evening from 19.30:4 p.m. The opponent is the French veteran Gael Monfils. The two have played against each other five times on the ATP tour so far, and Sinner is 1-70 ahead in the record. Monfils, who is ranked XNUMXth in the world, said of the Sexten native before the match: “I quickly realized that this player would make his way. He hits the ball completely differently, hitting it very hard from the left and right. And he has improved his serve tremendously.”