Richard Pagliaro | @tennis_now | Monday, May 5, 2025
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In practice, hit his strings, Jannik Sinner The first taste of tennis freedom brought him back into a happy space.
Italian fans shared the applause during Rome practice with the sinner in the joy shower.
Sina’s three-month suspension ended yesterday.
Sinner met with the media before returning to Rome today and said he was happy to be back and was full of expectations for this Internazionali bnl d’Italia.
“I’ll be happy even if I’m three or four in the world,” Sina told the Roman media. “I’m happy to be back here.”
The world’s number one sinner will face the Argentinian Mariano Navone Or Italian Federic Cina In his Rome opener.
This will be the first game since Sina’s stampede Alexander Zverev In the Australian Open final, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 successfully defended his AO championship.
Sina won his career-best 21-game winning streak in his Rome return, and given his layoffs and lack of matches, he had “very very low expectations” for the final Clay Masters of the season.
“It’s a very, very low expectations tournament for me, and that’s also wise,” Sina told the media in Rome.
“What is missing is full feedback on my level. This will come slowly with the match time and after the first round, I will have a good picture of myself (my position).
For Sina, the good news is the Italian Davis Cup hero to get the hero welcome and strong support from Rome fans.
Additionally, none of his main competitors stepped up their tenure in Sinner’s three-month absence.
After Melbourne, the world’s second-ranked Zverev failed to reach the semi-finals for six consecutive games. Zverev beat Ben Shelton to win Munich and then bowed before the 16th round of Madrid round.
Ruling Roland Garros Champion Carlos AlcarazIt was the last man to beat Sina in Beijing last fall to win Monte-Carlo but quit Madrid in doubt about his health.
Six-time Roman champions Novak Djokovic No citation of harm or medical reasons, exit from the eternal city.
In short, if you are a sinner, they currently have two of four majors and can complete the Sinner Grand Slam by winning Roland Garros and Wimbledon, which is likely the ideal time to come back.
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Initially, Sina said he was reluctant to accept a three-month suspension because he thought he was innocent. However, Sina said he was happy to leave the case behind and still kept the Calendar Grand Slam shot.
“For me personally, this is good news that doesn’t include the Grand Slam,” Sina said. “This kind of consent, I don’t want to do it in the beginning. It’s not easy for me to accept it because I know what’s really going on, but sometimes we have to choose the best in very bad times.
“It’s over now, so I’m happy to play tennis again.”
