Le grand favori ne manque pas à l'appel ! Après deux premiers tours usants face à Nicolas Jarry et Tristan Schoolkate, le numéro 1 mondial Jannik Sinner a élevé son niveau ce samedi pour écarter l'Américain Marcos Giron (6-3, 6-4, 6-2). Ce dernier n'a pu qu'encaisser les coups, sans réagir. L'Italien est donc logiquement qualifié pour la deuxième semaine, où les choses sérieuses vont pouvoir réellement commencer. En attendant, la satisfaction règne pour Sinner, auteur d'un match très solide.
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00:00How do you feel about your first goal?
00:03For sure, the first goal is to go in the second week.
00:07I'm very happy to be here again.
00:11I felt like today was maybe the best match in the way of how I tried to play.
00:20I made some more mistakes, but it's OK.
00:26I felt like I was hitting the ball a little bit better than in the previous rounds.
00:31I'm quite happy.
00:34Of course, I want to raise my level in the next round match, but let's see.
00:39English?
00:41Just one question. Hello and congrats on your win, Yannick.
00:45Obviously, as a top athlete, you have to work a lot physically.
00:49You saw that Gael made it to the last 16 earlier in the afternoon.
00:55What's his secret and what is your secret as a top athlete to remain that physically strong
01:01throughout a long career that can span up to 20 years?
01:04Do you think you'll be as fit as Gael is when you're 38?
01:08This is a question I cannot answer. I don't know.
01:14For sure, you have to work a lot, especially when you're young, to reach longevity.
01:23You have to prevent things. You have to work also very smart.
01:30I was someone who didn't use many weights when I was a junior player or younger than I am now,
01:40so trying to prevent also some injuries.
01:46You have to choose the right tournaments, when to play, when not to play.
01:52There are many things that come together, but we saw that today with Gael, Novak,
02:01many, many incredible players who are still so fit with their age.
02:08This gives us also a different point of view.
02:13Of course, it's important to win now, but it's also important to keep the career
02:19and the body in good shape the more you go on.
02:23I wouldn't mind asking about Alex Dimonov. He's a big hometown favourite here now.
02:29What are the main areas you would need to focus on when you come across him in a tournament?
02:34He's obviously a very speedy player, but what other areas do you need to really highlight?
02:39I'm not playing against him yet, so I'm not playing against him.
02:48If you want, I can still answer.
02:50I don't mind if you come to me.
02:52He's a great player, obviously, especially he loves to play here in Australia with the home crowd.
03:03He gives something extra to his game.
03:08He's a very fast player, a very solid player. He has improved a lot in the past years.
03:16His serve is getting much, much bigger. I practised with him before the tournament.
03:21He's a great player who always improves.
03:29Speaking of your next opponent, we don't know yet,
03:32but I'm just curious what the different challenges Kacmanovic and Holger pose when you face them.
03:39Holger I know slightly better.
03:42We always had tough matches in the past, so let's see what's coming.
03:48For sure, he's someone who can raise the level very, very high.
03:53Knowing that, I also have to raise my level.
03:58If it's Miamir, I know him slightly a little bit worse in a way,
04:05because I didn't play so many times against him.
04:09Whoever is going to be there deserves to be there.
04:13It's going to be a tough match. We'll see how it goes.
04:20You were talking about how you played well today.
04:23I'm just curious, do you have a feeling when you're on the court?
04:27Is there something when you realise, hey, I'm playing well,
04:31a certain shot feels well that unlocks the rest of your game?
04:35How do you realise that you are playing well?
04:38Well, there are different feelings on the court.
04:42Sometimes you try to focus on things that really work well in certain moments,
04:47and then after you also want to try a couple of things to see if they work or not.
04:58I felt like today I was still missing some shots, but in a positive way,
05:04because I went for shots, I tried to make some serve volleys,
05:09some drop shots, trying to have a good feel with the court.
05:16But of course, when you play good, you realise that you are playing some good tennis,
05:22which gives you a very calm mindset, knowing that today might be a good day.
05:30Yeah, that's it.
05:34Yeah, that's it.