Sinner enjoys his greatest victory, Zverev complains

“Honour where honor is due”: These are the words of appreciation from tennis legend Boris Becker to Jannik Sinner. After the Sesto native's four-set victory over the German Alexander Zverev, even the former German champion, who works as a Eurosport expert at the French Open, couldn't stop raving. “Sinner was better throughout the match, had great positional play and deserved to win the game in the end,” explains Becker in his analysis.

>>> Here you can find the report about Sinner's victory

After the match point was converted, Sinner himself clenched his fist in the direction of coach Riccardo Piatti, who in turn sent a few kisses onto the pitch. “He is one of the best coaches in the world. I'm glad I came to him when I was 13 years old. We still have a long way to go,” Sinner said about his prominent coach during the on-court interview. One thing is clear: By reaching the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament, the man from Sexten celebrated the greatest success of his career. Sinner is now one of the best 50 in the world The shooting star then analyzed his performance: “It was a tough match. I trained with Zverev a few times in Monaco, so we know each other quite well. I knew it was going to be a long match. In the end, I'm very happy with my performance." After Sinner took a 2-0 lead, he faltered a bit in the third round and lost this set. Some people thought it was the turning point of the game, but in the end it wasn't. “In a best-of-five it’s a little different if you lose a set. I tried to keep up my game after the third set because I knew I was playing well.”

In the end, Sinner won after just over 3 hours. With this victory he will move into the top 50 of the world rankings and will meet none other than clay court king Rafael Nadal on Tuesday. It was the Spaniard who promptly reached the quarterfinals on his French Open debut 15 years ago - a feat no player has achieved since, with the exception of Jannik Sinner on Sunday. “It won't be easy to play against Nadal. But I want to go onto the court with the right attitude and show my best tennis.” Zverev: “I was sick” Jannik Sinner's round of 3 opponent Alexander Zverev found a reason for his defeat after the match. “I was completely ill after the Cecchinato match in the third round, had a fever of 38 degrees and didn't sleep well the last few nights. I'm not in the best physical shape and the infection was still there today. Every long rally was like a burning sensation in the chest. I was already tired after warming up," he said at the press conference and then added: "I shouldn't have played." The fact is that Sinner dominated the world number 7 in many phases of the game. And that's why she more than deserves to be in the quarterfinals of the French Open.

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Sinner enjoys his greatest victory, Zverev complains

Jannik Sinner set the umpteenth milestone in his young and yet successful career on Sunday evening. For the first time in his life, the 19-year-old from Sexten is in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament. The tennis world bows to him.

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