Jannik Sinner was defeated by Stefanos Tsitsipas 4-6, 6-3, 4-6 in the semi-finals of the
Monte-Carlo Masters and while he also said that his injury was cramp, he also showed a lack of wanting to criticise any sort of line-call that went against him.
During the defeat which saw Sinner lose for only the second time this season, the Italian had a dodgy line-call against him which has been a theme of this week in Monte-Carlo and his simple response was mistakes happen and that he also makes them. He said that this was likely a legacy in him cramping up which set off a domino effect.
“No, it happened. You know, you cannot do nothing anymore. It's already the past. I mean, it's tough to accept this, yes. It's tough, a tough one to swallow, because, I was playing at some point great tennis. I was playing well. Tactically everything went in the right direction," said Sinner.
"Everyone can make mistakes unfortunately or fortunately. You know, also I can make mistakes. And it went like this. Then after to having cramps, it's a consequence of most likely of this what happened, because it also goes in the nervous side of the brain (smiling), and then after, it's not easy to play. I tried my best still. Stefanos raised the level, but when the momentum changes, it goes like this. This is the fun part of tennis.”
