"Nothing else": Jannik Sinner responds to question about being spotted with girl in Copenhagen ahead of French Open

Italy’s Jannik Sinner had an interesting response when he was asked about being spotted with a girl during his first press conference ahead of the French Open. The second Grand Slam of the year is set to begin on Sunday as players from all over the world have started reaching the capital of France to battle and secure the ultimate prize.

Sinner appeared in front of the media ahead of the big event, where the first question he was asked about was a girl he was spotted with in the recent past in Copenhagen. “I saw some pictures of you walking around in Copenhagen with a girl this week. Just wondered what you were doing in Copenhagen and who the girl was?” was the question asked by the journalist. In response to that, Sinner stated that he had just met a few people for a photo shoot and nothing else. “Uh, no, it was no girl. I had to do some business, just a couple of photo shoots there. That's it. Nothing else,” he responded.

Sinner will be amongst one of the favourites to lift the title in Paris, along with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. The three-time Grand Slam winner had an impressive outing at the Roland Garros last year as well where his journey ended at the semifinals stage where he lost to the young Spaniard in a five-set thriller with a score of 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Talking about his chances ahead of the mega-event, Sinner stated that he is aware of the demands and believes that he must improve certain areas of his game to go all the way.

“Yeah, experience amazing, no? It's something very, very special playing here in Italy, in Rome,” he said. “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.”