Jannik Sinner is through to the semi-finals of the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters where he will take on Stefanos Tsitsipas after a tough and chaotic battle against Holger Rune 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 in his favour. Chaotic due to an incident involving the Dane.
Giving a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct after deciding to gesture the crowd after they booed due to a time violation, Sinner opened up post match that he didn't think badly of Rune for the incident and that he doesn't personally revel in the chaos. This shows a business like nature to the Italian and one that he will hope to show against Tsitsipas.
“Just watching my side. This can happen. I know this. There’s nothing wrong with all this. You can make a bit of chaos. I’ve learned from last year also a bit. It’s all part of the learning process. Even if I lose today, I learn again. I’m happy about today. It was a very tough match. I stay on the match side more than all the rest. Tomorrow’s gonna be a tough one tomorrow against Stefanos. He’s playing well. Let’s see what I can do tomorrow," said Sinner post match.
“It took a lot. Playing him is never easy.. Especially on this kind of occasion. I’m very happy I won today. Mostly about the level. I raised it today a bit. it was more physical, more rallies today. General feelings were better. I’m very excited about tomorrow’s match.”
Sinner after beating Holger Rune in Monte Carlo “You played an opponent who took on the crowd, umpire, and supervisor. In those moments what do you tell yourself to stay in the moment?” Jannik: “Just watching my side. This can happen. I know this. There’s nothing wrong with all…
