Former tennis analyst Mark Petchey has rejected claims of a critic that Italy’s Jannik Sinner looks uninterested in playing the sport.
The 22-year-old is often regarded as one of the most highly-rated player currently playing in the men’s singles category along side Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz.
Sinner recently once again lived up to the hype as he won the ATP 1000 event — the Miami Open — after defeating Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-1.
Petchey was recently quoted in a report where he rejected a critic’s claim that the current world number two looks rather uninterested while playing the sport.
"We spend 5 years eulogizing (rightly so) over Roger handing out smoke shows like Jannik did this week,” he said. “I for one am absolutely mesmerized by how good he is and how he plays. Only going to get better and a more all court player.”
Sinner, talking to the media after the event, stated how he was very proud of his achievement, especially with how he managed to deal with the pressure.
"I'm really proud obviously about the result," said Sinner. "Today's performance was really, really good. I'm just proud of how I handled the situation. It was not easy, so it was a very, very good two weeks.
"I just try to improve... And also enjoying the moment. This is a special moment. You never know if this is the last time or not. So you have to enjoy this for one day. Let's see how I will play from now on. But for sure, the hard-court season until now has been very good.”
7 - Excluding W/O and RET, only Rafael Nadal in Monte-Carlo 2010 has dropped fewest combined games in SF and final (6) than Jannik Sinner in Miami 2024 (7) to secure a Masters 1000 event since the format's introduction in 1990. Undisputed. #MiamiOpen | @MiamiOpen @atptour
