Italy’s tennis star
Jannik Sinner has revealed that he is
not thinking about becoming the world number one at the end of the
French Open.
The 22-year-old is often regarded as one of the most highly-rated players
currently playing in men’s tennis in the singles category along with Spain’s
Carlos Alcaraz.
Sinner has entered the Roland Garros knowing that a deeper run into the competition, along with a poor outing from
Novak Djokovic, will give him the top spot in the ATP rankings. The current world number two was recently
quoted in a report where he stated that he is not thinking about it and his focus is
just to ‘compete’.
“No. At the moment, honestly I'm not thinking,” he said. “I
just try to get back where I want to be, as I said, trying to build confidence
day by day. Every day for me, every shot I make or in practice session or in a
match for me is important at this moment. I'm just looking forward to compete.
I mean, I love the competition. We can practice a lot, but without competition,
it's not so much fun. I know the scenarios, yes, but it's not about this at the
moment. For sure it's a dream, yes, but in another way, I'm very relaxed. If it
happens, it's great and I'm very happy. If not, I am very young still. You
know, hopefully I can get to that point, and I'm just looking forward to
compete again in two days and we'll see how I feel there on court.”
