Jannik Sinner impressed for his run at the French Open. The Italian sensation reached the quarters after demolishing David Goffin in the 1st round. Then he beat also Sascha Zverev in the 4th round before losing with honor to Rafael Nadal.
However, Alexander Zverev hit once again the headlines for the wrong reason this year after losing to Jannik. The German was more than eager to claim the fact that he lost because he was sick. Of course, that wasn’t nice for Jannik, who scored what was the most important win of his career until that moment.
During a recent interview with the Italian outlet Il Corriere della Sera Jannik commented:
“I respect him a lot because he’s won more than me, he’s got more experience on the circuit, and he’s a great player. However, I do not respect his statements after he lost to me at Roland Garros. He contradicted himself a lot. He said he had a fever, but in the third and fourth sets, he ran more than me.”
After a while, Sascha released a post congratulating his French Open conqueror, but it seemed too obvious that that was written by his management company.
It seems that for the Italian, Sascha needs to still learn a lot from Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to add:
“It seems to me that he was looking for an excuse after his defeat. Federer or Nadal, for example, would never have said such things.”
Unfortunately, Sascha was also slammed a couple of years ago when he refused to acknowledge Stefanos Tsitsipas when he lost to him during the Rogers Cup. On that occasion, the German said that he lost only because he played extremely badly and also Tsitsipas didn’t play that well.
Jannik Sinner in 2020
Currently the world no.37 (career-high), Jannik played his last match on the 14th of November when he beat Vasek Pospisil 6-4 3-6 7-63 in the final in Sofia to win his 1st career title.
Currently, this season Jannik has a composed 20-14 win-loss record. This year, The Italian won 1 tournament in Sofia.
Alexander Zverev in 2020
At the moment ranked no.7, Alexander played his last match on the 20th of November when he capitulated to Novak Djokovic 6-3 7-64 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
This season Zverev has a compiled 28-11 record. Alexander has won 2 titles in 2020 in Cologne and in Cologne. Zverev got to the final at the U.S. Open and in Paris.
Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev played each other twice. The head to head is 1-1. The last time that they played each other, Alexander Zverev won 7-63 6-3 in the semifinal in Cologne (Bett1HULKS Championships) on the 24th of October 2020.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Roger Federer in 2020
At the moment ranked no.5, Roger played his last match on the 30th of January when he was overcome by Novak Djokovic 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).
Roger Federer’s latest run at the Australian Open was the best achievement of his season.
Rafael Nadal in 2020
Ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 21st of November when he was overcome by Daniil Medvedev 3-6 7-64 6-3 in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
At the moment, this season the Spaniard has a 27-7 win-loss record. The Spaniard has won 2 titles in 2020 in Acapulco and at the French Open.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played each other 40 times. The head to head is 24-16 for Nadal. The last time that they competed against each other, Roger Federer won 7-63 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in London (Wimbledon) in July 2019.
Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev |
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