Jannik Sinner has recovered his best form to win the Indian Wells Masters 1000 after a tumultuous start to the season, where he had a streak of game and results that raised certain doubts about his figure. However, according to an Italian tennis legend like Paolo Bertolucci, this was due to a virus from which he is now recovered.
That "bad streak" attributed to the current world number two was actually a defeat against Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the Australian Open after a historic duel, and another setback against a great Jakub Mensik in the quarterfinals of the ATP Doha. After those two tournaments where he came up empty-handed, Sinner triumphed in the first Masters 1000 of the year, the only one missing on hard court, also cutting points to Carlos Alcaraz in the race for number one.
Bertolucci, a Davis Cup champion with Italy, first downplayed the matter in an interview with 'La Gazzetta Dello Sport'. "The fan takes the defeat of their idol almost as a personal insult: as for Sinner, who had embittered the tennis community, loses a match and tragedy ensues. Sometimes we forget that Jannik always wants to win, but he himself knows that even the greatest have faced defeat," he stated.

Bertolucci plays down Sinner's defeats at the beginning of 2026
The surprising part of his statements came later when he said, "players at this level participating in 17 tournaments a year win an average of six or seven, so it is logical for them to lose the other ten. This is the calculation you have to make. It was foreseeable that, once the repercussions of the virus that prevented him from performing at his best in Melbourne and Doha were overcome, Jannik would regain his previous level."
Sinner never mentioned this virus to excuse his defeats, accepting with total naturalness that one does not always win and bouncing back as champions of his caliber do. It is true that in the Australian Open, he suffered cramps in his match against Spizzirri, but nothing more than that. Still, it is clear that the San Candido tennis player is gradually recovering his best form, which is a cause for concern for his closest rivals.
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