ROLEX MONTE-CARLO MASTERS

April 12, 2024

Jannik Sinner

Press Conference

J. SINNER/H. Rune

6-4, 6-7, 6-3

THE MODERATOR: Questions in English.

Q. Congrats for the win. You lost the second set with the breakpoints and the two match points. What came to your mind at that moment, and how do you manage to forget and move on?

JANNIK SINNER: No, for sure it's a tough match, no? I had some chances in the second. I couldn't use them. But, you know, this is tennis. Sometimes you take them with the first breakpoint; sometimes you don't take them.

I just tried to stay focused. I had chances in the tiebreak. Then he played a very good point.

Then after, my return was out just a little bit, but, you know, this can happen. I just tried to stay focused on the third set. I was expecting a very tough match, which it was today, so I'm very proud that I won today and let's see what's coming tomorrow.

Q. Your ranking is your best victory on clay since the final against Alcaraz in Umag. Do you see this as a huge victory, a significant victory, that give you a boost of confidence on your level on clay?

JANNIK SINNER: I think the first tournament on clay, usually you're always strange results sometimes, and I'm just happy about the level I played today, because, you know, everything together, I think it was a great match, not only for us players but also for the crowd.

I hope it can give me confidence for tomorrow. Tomorrow is going to be a completely different day, completely different opponent, a player who has won twice here. He loves the conditions here.

I'm just looking forward for a great match hopefully, and I also hope that tomorrow's match is going to help me for the future, for the clay season in the future.