At the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters 2024 third-round press conference, Jannik Sinner discussed his hard-fought victory, acknowledging the unique challenges posed by his opponent and the physical demands of the upcoming match against either Grigor Dimitrov or Holger Rune.
Sinner, who began his professional tennis career around the age of 14, shared that he learned from every loss and studied the biographies of famous tennis players not to shape his identity but to gain insights into their accomplishments. Reflecting on his previous encounter with his potential next opponent, Sinner expected a tough match and was prepared for the physical demands ahead.
Sinner in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, ranking, and results in 2024
Now the world no.2 (career-high), the Italian achieved a composed 24-1 record in 2024. The Italian is now having a run in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters where he bested the world no.27 Sebastian Korda 6-1 6-2 and the world no.25 Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 6-2.
Jannik Sinner will face the world no.7 Holger Rune in the quarter on Friday at 1:00 pm on COURT RAINIER III. Their actual head to head record is 2-1 for Rune.
Jannik conquered 3 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam and Miami.
Jannik won 14 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 7 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)