INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA

May 13, 2025

Jannik Sinner

Press Conference

J. SINNER/F. Cerundolo

7-6, 6-3

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. You said pretournament you weren't sure about your expectations this week. Have you surprised yourself with getting back to this level so quick?

JANNIK SINNER: Yeah, I mean, quarters, it's a great result, no? Coming back, I just tried to put myself in the best possible position to see what's happening.

I mean, I'm glad that today were so many difficult situation. That's exactly what I need trying to find my rhythm again, trying to find my mental strength again and everything together.

Yeah, was a great match today. Obviously very happy that I can play at least one more match. Let's see what's coming. Tomorrow is a day off, try to recover in the best possible way and hopefully be ready for the next one.

For the first tournament, I'm very, very happy.

Q. Particularly to play Francisco, one of the best players in the world this year, how much confidence does that give you?

JANNIK SINNER: Yeah, I knew before the match it's going to be very tough. Conditions were very heavy. It was a long day for both of us. We know each other a little bit better now because we played the last time was here and already before a couple of times. We knew a little bit what to expect. We were practicing before the tournament, which gave us a little bit of a point where to start.

Yeah, conditions were very difficult. Was very heavy. Was tough to get through the opponent. The serving percentage was very important today because second serves you can do a little bit more of damage.

Yeah, that's it. I'm very happy. I know he's a great, great player. We saw this in the last tournament also. Not the only, because this season he's one of the best players. So happy.

But no, it's a good step forward for me. You always have to be focused because things can change so quickly.