Boring might be a synonym for winning: Andrea Petkovic defends Jannik Sinner

Former German tennis player Andrea Petkovic has come to the defence of the world number one Jannik Sinner after he was labelled ‘boring’ despite his success in the recently concluded US Open. The 23-year-old is already regarded as one of the best players currently playing in men’s tennis in the singles category, along with Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic.

Sinner recently won the US Open after beating America’s Taylor Fritz in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-4, 7-5. With that result, he became the first Italian player to lift the title in the men’s singles category at the Flashing Meadows. Despite that result, there has been some criticism from different quarters regarding Sinner's gameplay, who believe that he has been a bit ‘boring’.

Former world number nine Petkovic was recently quoted in a report where he came to defense of the San Candido-born star. The 37-year-old not only praised Sinner for his recent achievements but was also of the opinion that even the likes of Djokovic and Spain’s legendary tennis star and former world number one Rafael Nadal took some pace off when they were in a crunch moment.

"For anybody who finds his [Sinner's] tennis boring,” she said. “I would urge you to try and see him live if you can. The way he moves, always in perfect balance, the way his body is leaned slightly forward as if going down a slope on skis, is a thing of beauty. No matter how hard you hit at him, he never falls out of his equilibrium. Something you can’t really see on TV is the astonishing fact that Jannik hits the ball even harder, even more decisively, when the biggest moment of the match comes around. Even Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal would sometimes take some of the pace off to make more balls when crunch time is on. Not so Jannik Sinner.”