Tiafoe's show annoys Sinner: "He exaggerated"

Jannik Sinner experienced a rollercoaster of emotions this weekend. On Friday evening he defeated Casper Ruud , number 8 in the world, and not only made it to the semi-finals of the ATP 500 tournament in Vienna, but also catapulted himself into the top 10 of the world rankings for the first time, where he will appear at position 9 on Monday. Less than 24 hours later, however, the young star's life came to an end one, if not the bitterest defeat his career so far. After an excellent performance against Frances Tiafoe, Sinner was in the lead 6:3, 5:3 and was serving to win the match when suddenly and unexpectedly nothing worked. And so the man from Sexten lost what he thought was a certain victory and the ticket to the final. Of course, his opponent Frances Tiafoe played a major role in this, as he played great and celebrated an impressive resurrection. And on the other hand, his games caused cheers in the stands, but at the same time he also caused trouble for Sinner. “There are limits that I think he exceeded today.” Jannik Sinner “This time he really exaggerated,” Sinner said at the press conference after the match. “From the first break he always commented on my serve, I didn't answer,” said the Pusterer, who continued: “He shot me three times, fell to the ground when he scored a point and kept clapping it audience. There are limits that I think he exceeded today. Maybe I should have gone to the referee so that he would comply with the 25 second rule.” To explain: the serve must be made within 25 seconds. Tiafoe wanted to make Sinner nervous In fact, Tiafoe always played his games. So after an outstanding point from Sinner, he ran to a fan and leaned his head on his shoulder in disbelief. After the match, the US boy made no secret of the fact that he consciously put on this show. “I know how to get the audience on my side and wanted to see if I could make them nervous,” says the 23-year-old. For Sinner, even his excellent last few weeks were little consolation after the defeat. “Sure, I can’t complain about how things have gone over the last few weeks. But today I left 100 points behind. Of course the Masters tournament in Paris is coming now, but everyone will be there. That's why it would have been important to get a head start here. “I have to try to take the good with me now, because it’s going to be an intense week,” says the Sesto native, setting the course.

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Tiafoe's show annoys Sinner: "He exaggerated"

It was a defeat that gave Jannik Sinner pause. He already looked like a sure winner against Frances Tiafoe, but in the end he had to admit defeat in an incredible match. The 20-year-old didn't like the way his opponent tried to throw him off his game.

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