Sinner admits struggles despite reaching Monte Carlo quarters

Photo by Mateo Villalba/Getty Images Jannik Sinner is through to the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters after defeating Tomas Machac earlier today. The path wasn’t easy, though. The former world number one lost his 37-set Masters 1000 streak during the match.

Despite that, he won’t be too bothered. The win puts him just a few steps from the final and offers him a chance to overtake Carlos Alcaraz for the world number one ranking. Still, there are a few issues to address, especially considering what Sinner had to say after the match ended.

Jannik Sinner reflects on what made things tough against Tomas Machac Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images Sitting down for a court-side interview with Sky Sports after the match, Sinner said: “I think I can be happy, not every day is the same, I was struggling a little bit, I was a bit tired, so, I hope I can recover as much as I can for tomorrow, but look, I try to do my best in every match I play. Most importantly today was trying to get through somehow. “I know every day can change a lot.

Hopefully tomorrow I can play amazing tennis. But yeah, look, just try to perform in the best possible way and today was still very positive. ” Speaking about his fitness and energy levels during the contest, he continued: “I felt great before the match and then in the second set struggling a little bit with trying to find the right energy but this can happen.