Sinner says Zverev makes excuses on Roland Garros loss

In 2020, Jannik Sinner enjoyed his breakthrough season with his first ATP title and some notable victories.

At the 2020 Roland Garros, the young Italian played quarterfinals against Rafael Nadal. Before that, he defeated Alexander Zverev in the 4th round who said that he was not feeling well during their match. Now, Sinner reacted when he said:

“I respect him a lot because he’s won more than me, he’s got more experience on the circuit, and he’s a great player,” Sinner told Italian newspaper Corriere.

“However, I do not respect his statements after his defeat to me at Roland Garros. He contradicted himself a lot.

“He said he had a fever, but in the third and fourth sets, he ran more than me.

“It seems to me that he was looking for an excuse after his defeat. Federer or Nadal, for example, would never have said such things.”