INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA

May 18, 2025

Jannik Sinner

Press Conference

C. ALCARAZ/J. Sinner

7-6, 6-1

THE MODERATOR: Jannik, bad luck. Not the result you wanted today, but a lot of positives coming out of these two weeks in Rome. What do you think made the difference today against Carlos?

JANNIK SINNER: Yeah, difference? First set for sure was a little bit of a game-changer. But talking general, very happy about this tournament. It gives me then hopefully confidence to play some good tennis also in Paris. Let's see what's coming out there.

But yeah, after three months coming here making this result means a lot to me, a lot to my team also. We worked a lot to be here. Happy also with my family and everything.

So yeah, happens like today. But for sure it's a good lesson then for Paris.

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. What are you most pleased about your performances this week, and also, in general, what has it been like to experience this?

JANNIK SINNER: Yeah, experience amazing, no? It's something very, very special playing here in Italy, in Rome. They pick me up like a small child, no? The support was amazing.

For sure there are some things like we saw today what we have to improve if we want to do good in Paris. I am closer than expected in a way of everything. But in the other way, it was good. It was a great week for me. Some matches incredibly well, some matches could be better. But this is tennis. It's a lot of ups and downs.

But no, everything together, it was a good, good tournament.

Q. On the match today, how much did not having so many matches behind you play a role in the decisive moments?

JANNIK SINNER: Yeah, some choices at times, no? If I would go back, I would play a couple of points in different way, that's for sure. I'm lacking some matches. There's no excuses, though. It's just that what I feel, if I would play them again, I would play them in different ways.

Yeah, it's good. I played the maximum of matches here in Rome, which is very good. Now I have one week off, which is good for me. A couple of days to switch off mentally, and then being ready for an even more important tournament.

So hopefully I'm ready. Yeah, let's see.