CHINA OPEN

September 29, 2025

Jannik Sinner

Press Conference

J. SINNER/F. Marozsan

6-1, 7-5

THE MODERATOR: We will begin with questions.

Q. You came out very strong in the first set, but then had to work a little bit harder in the second. What kind of adjustments did you have to make as Marozsan raised his level?

JANNIK SINNER: I feel like he was serving much better than the first set, playing a bit more aggressive. Yeah, I mean, had a couple of service games Love-30 which I brought to the end, which was very good. Had some chances at 4-3 to break, trying to serve for the match, but was not that the case.

I feel like it was a good match. He raised his level very much. Then he missed couple of easy shots which then gave me the opportunity to close the match in two sets.

But it was a very tough, tough match, no? I feel like I started off really well. Also in the second set I was playing well, but he was playing a very high-level match.

I'm very happy about today's win.

Q. When you go into a match against somebody like Alex de Minaur, as is the case for the next round, what is your mental approach considering he's never beaten you, seems like you played 150 times?

JANNIK SINNER: Well, it's just another challenge in front. He's going to change, for sure, a couple of things. I have to be ready on that. Here the court with used balls, it's quite different than other conditions. So let's see how this ends out.

I'm looking forward to it, no? It's a great, great match. Definitely it's going to be different than the other matches, as I always say, because everything can happen. Then we see how it goes.

Yeah, he has improved a lot in the past three, four months. He's very consistent, great results throughout the whole year. It's going to be for sure a tough match. I'm looking forward to it.

Just having the same approach as every day: trying to be confident but in the same time respecting every opponent, just trying to go for it. We see how it turns out.

Q. When you come this far in terms of coming from Europe to China, how long does it take for you to make adjustments in terms of jet lag and getting into your routine and feeling comfortable enough physically to be able to obviously execute at your highest level on court? How close do you feel you are to that?

JANNIK SINNER: Jet lag... I feel like every time it's a bit different. It depends a lot what time you land. For me it's quite difficult if you land in the morning because you might sleep the whole afternoon, then it's very difficult to get into the rhythm.

But in the same time some conditions, they suit you slightly better, and some just simply not. You take a little bit more time to adjust. You adjust your training schedule but also in the same time the amount of training what I feel like I have to do.

This time it was okay. Was a little bit better. But again, it can be changed very much. I always say after four days you should always feel quite good on the court.

Q. You have so many passionate fans here in China. I saw that a fan made a hat with your face printed all over it. How do you like it? How do you feel about receiving such huge support from your fans in Beijing?

JANNIK SINNER: Yeah, it's great. I mean, different kind of support, which I really like. You get a lot of gifts. It's nice to be here, no?

I feel like it has grown so much in the last two years. Already when I came the first time, people kind of knew me, which was great. I always had great support here and in Shanghai.

It's definitely a swing what I like because many different things you see. It's great to be here. Yeah, I feel like, as I always say, the sport here has grown a lot. Also because the men's and women's side, many great Chinese players who are making passionate, for the fans here, the tennis. It's great.

Obviously you can see this every year. You see more people this year in the first-round match, many more people watching than last year. I think that should be the goal, trying to have as many fans as possible watching our sport. It's great.