Sinner, about the conditions in Turin: "The court is very fast, the first shots are crucial"

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Jannik Sinner returned to a special place for him, the Inalpi Arena in Turin, as if time had not passed. A year of freezing: no differences between the overwhelming version of 2024, which secured him the title without losing a single match, and the one that kicked off his adventure in 2025, holding off the attacks of a brave Aliassime in the first set and making the difference against a physically diminished version in the second set.

A match with a very tough start in which, however, Jannik Sinner found a great ally: his serve. He did not lose a single point with his first serve throughout the first set, achieved stratospheric percentages (89% of points won with the first serve and 60% with the second), and allowed him to dominate the short points (61 out of 97 points won in points with 0 to 4 shots). "I think I served very well at crucial moments today. The court is quite fast right now, faster than the first times I played here. The first shots are crucial," he pointed out in a press conference (reported by SuperTennis), emphasizing the importance of the serve +1 combination due to the court conditions at these ATP Finals 2025.

However, the Italian did not diminish the performance of his opponent, acknowledging that Felix made things very difficult for him in the first set and that he noticed a clear drop in his physical condition in the second. "In the first set, the match was at a very high level. I had opportunities at 5-4, but I missed two returns at 15-30 and 30-40. Compared to the last match we played, the Paris final, he made a couple of adjustments, but I was ready for it. Towards the end of the first set, I noticed that Felix had a physical limitation: it is clear that you never want to win like that. After the break in the second set, I focused on serving well", stated the world number two confidently, who will face a tough match against Alexander Zverev where the first place in the group will likely be decided.

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San Candido's Sinner also pointed out that the difficulty of maintaining such a regular and consistent level as today's is maximum, recognizing that he will have to approach very different matches against Zverev and Shelton despite the similarities in their tennis profiles. "I am in a very strong group, with great servers, so you must stay focused throughout the match: if you get distracted, even just for a moment, you are a break down and it's hard to come back. Today, I wanted to start very strong, I knew he would try to do the same. When I had the opportunity to attack, I did. In matches like this, opportunities are rare and you must seize them; the set can be decided in two or three points. I know I won't play all matches like today's. My next two opponents also serve very well, but they have different baseline games", commented the Italian.

Lastly, Sinner referred to a very common situation in a tournament like this: can he keep track of the rest of the results in his group? Does he watch and analyze his opponents' matches? The answer might surprise: "My team and I are barely watching the other matches. Obviously, I know the results, but we are paying quite a bit of attention to what we are doing. I don't spend energy watching the rest of the matches, so I focus all my attention on the important moments to come," confessed the Italian, explaining how he conserves his energies, even regarding the rest, throughout an event like this. Next stop, Alexander Zverev, next Wednesday at 8:30 p.m.

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