Jannik Sinner qualified for the third round of the Australian Open by coming from behind to beat the Australian wild card Tristan Schoolkate in four sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3, in two hours and 45 minutes . The news is that the world number one conceded a set, something that hadn’t happened to him since last October 6, at the Masters 1000 in Shanghai.
“I’m very happy with my performance, I don’t take things for granted and I have to do this in the next round too”: declared Sinner, hoping to play “another great tournament”. “At the beginning he served well and played much better than me”, admitted the Italian, “there was also a wonderful atmosphere from the public. In all tournaments you can find a player like that, you always have to be Regardless of whether it’s the second or third round, I can improve, I also had some difficulties with the wind, but it’s always better to play here than on the external courts which are even more exposed.”
Now in the third round Sinner will have to deal with the American Marcos Giron: “Let’s see what happens, I’m happy to have made it, these are the conditions, we know them”.
The world number one reiterated that he is aiming for an encore at the Australian Open: “There is the possibility of repeating what we did last year, there is still a long way to go, I know that my game can be superior, I hope to I can show it in the next round and I hope to play another great tournament.”
Sinner also joked about his character with John McEnroe who asked him why he was different from other more extroverted Italians: “You and I are different, everyone has their own mentality, I’m happy with my way of being but it’s better to stop here”.