This is what Jannik Sinner’s further plan looks like

The tennis tournament at the Olympic Games begins in 16 days on the famous clay courts in Roland Garros. This means that not only the number 1, but also the rest of the world elite will have to adapt to the red clay once again before the North American tour begins on the hard court that Sinner loves so much. With the Masters tournaments in Canada (in Montreal, the Sextner is the "defending champion" after his triumph last year in Toronto) and Cincinnati and the last Grand Slam tournament of the year as the conclusion and highlight. The US Open begins on August 26 in New York and ends on September 8.

He sat dejectedly in front of the assembled media on Wednesday evening. "It was still a positive tournament, I beat good grass court players." Above all Matteo Berrettini in the second round. "I didn't want to be eliminated like that, we all know that. The grass court season is now over." The record with 2 wins and only one loss, including the tournament win in Halle, is worthy of all respect. "Now the Olympic Games are just around the corner, so I have to give it my all on clay once again."

Relaxation in Monte Carlo But Sinner canceled the planned preparation tournament for next week late yesterday afternoon, as expected. Instead of traveling to the ATP 250 tournament in Bastad, Sweden, he will recover in Monte Carlo. "I am sad that I cannot compete in Bastad next week due to fatigue. This is never an easy decision because I would like to play, but on the advice of my team and the doctors, it is best to take some time to recover. I hope to be able to play in Bastad in the future; I have heard that it is a great tournament," Sinner wrote on social media yesterday.

Sinner did not feel at his best. © APA/afp / HENRY NICHOLLS

After a few days' break, South Tyrol's exceptional athlete will prepare for the Olympics in his adopted home on the Cote d'Azur, train on sand and fly from there to Paris.

The disappointment of the next 5-set defeat in a Grand Slam tournament against Daniil Medvedev was still not overcome on Wednesday. Sinner knows where the shoe pinches. He has to improve in matches over the full distance. He has only won 2 of the last 8 games over 5 sets. The most important 5-set match of his career so far was also there. He won that. At the end of January in Melbourne against Medvedev. However, he was eliminated in 5 of the last 6 Grand Slam tournaments in 5 sets.

Slowed down by the body Sinner was not only slowed down by his body at Wimbledon, but also 5 weeks ago at Roland Garros. In Paris, it was his hip that forced him to stop training for 3 weeks during preparation and therefore did not have enough strength in the final round of his semi-final against Carlos Alcaraz.

On Tuesday morning, when he got up after a bad night, he didn't feel in top shape, but rather sick and dizzy. A virus had taken hold of him and almost forced him to retire in the third set. "I don't know if that's bad luck or if I could have managed it better. That's the question I have to find an answer to," says Sinner. "But tennis is a sport in which you always get another opportunity. First there are the Olympic Games, then I want to be in top form for the US Open."

Sinner will also be number 1 in the world next Monday and he will also remain at the top of the "ATP Live Race" (world rankings since January 1). But he will now focus his preparation even more on being able to play his best tennis at the really big tournaments. As Novak Djokovic has done for years and Carlos Alcaraz also does.

"The physio told me you can't play like that. I fought with everything I had." The Spaniard had only played one tournament on clay before the French Open, and he didn't let his round of 16 exit at London's Queen's Club deter him before Wimbledon. Alcaraz is in the semifinals on the hallowed turf and, after Sinner's elimination, is the biggest contender for victory this year too.

Concentration on the most important tournaments "Sometimes I sleep less than usual. I didn't feel very good, which limits you against a player like Medvedev, who makes you run a lot. If you don't serve well, you're always in the rally. But that's no excuse. He played the important points better. The 3rd set could have gone better for me, like the first set for him. I didn't start well in the 5th set, at 1:1 I made a few mistakes with my forehand, although Medvedev made 2 double faults. We'll discuss that as a team." “Sometimes I find myself sleeping less than usual.” Jannik Sinner Sinner has suffered 7 of his last 8 defeats in Grand Slams in 5 sets. For comparison: Carlos Alcaraz has a 5-set record of 12 wins and just one loss. "It's important how you start in the 5th set. I usually suffered an early break in my defeats, even though the 5th set is a normal set for me in my head. But in the key moments I wasn't clear enough against Medvedev either," says Sinner. He knows that this is exactly what needs to change in the future.

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This is what Jannik Sinner’s further plan looks like

Jannik Sinner doesn't have much time to think about his early exit from Wimbledon. At the most important tournament in the world, the number 1 lost a match before the semi-finals for the first time this year. But the next big event is just around the corner.

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