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Within the elite, where he has been located for a long time, he is not one of the players who receives the most spotlights, although Jannik Sinner It is not his fault that there are other profiles that have much more pull. But that does not mean that the Italian does not tell interesting things about his experience and his coexistence on the circuit, as he has shown in an interview with tennis magazine. In it he talks about the expectations that he manages, remembers a game from the past that marked him and talks about what Carlos Alcaraz and Roger Federer mean in his day to day.

Growth of Italian tennis

“We are having a great development with many events, in addition to the great players we currently have. We must not forget the number of ATP Challengers and Futures tournaments that we have, this allows the Italian to play at the lowest levels being at home all year round, and thus facilitate the jump to the ATP circuit. The youngest get invitations to tournaments in Italy so they can share with the best and improve my game. The structure continues to improve, every time we have better coaches who can instruct the tennis players”.

Managing expectations

“There is a lot of pressure in Italy with us, but it is normal when you are so high in the ranking at such a young age, the fans expect a lot from you. But hey, the greatest expectation always comes from oneself, I always want to win, I always want to improve. What others say or what the press writes comes second.”

Defeat with Djokovic at Wimbledon

“It’s not that anything special happened, I knew it would be a very long battle, I just tried to keep fighting until the end. Novak leveled him up extremely, but it’s what he was forced to do, otherwise he would have lost to me. In the fifth set I did everything right, I just needed to hit the key moments. It’s normal when you play against Djokovic, that’s his quality, to raise the level and then go full speed”.

Rivalry with Alcaraz

“Hopefully we continue to face each other, our rivalry can become really good. We are both good guys and also good players who can reach a very high level. Carlos surpasses me right now in development despite being younger, he has an exceptional talent. He is already physically mature and has all the punches.

In search of the best Sinner

“I still have a lot to improve, especially with my physique. If I were a little stronger, some things would become a little easier for me. In weeks without a tournament I do a lot of physical training, I work very hard on my serve, I know I have potential, just like with the volley. Honestly, I have to improve in all areas, we’ll see where I am in two years. I know I can win tournaments, I’ve already shown that, but if you want to win the big tournaments you need a lot of matches and experience. Defeats like Djokovic’s at Wimbledon will surely end up being very useful.”

Cahill on his team

“Darren is a very good person, my whole team is delighted with him, that’s the most important thing. He has coached many different players, from youngsters to more veterans. We both believe that something really good can come out of all of this, faith always comes first for us.”

An impossible dream

“It must be wonderful to be Roger Federer for a day, to play tennis with such ease and elegance. It amazes me how relaxed he was always, both on and off the track. He had a great balance between training and free time, he was always my idol. I hoped that he would continue playing and thus have the opportunity to play against him, he was a rival that was still missing from my list. Unfortunately, that won’t happen.”

The advice you always carry with you

“If you feel like doing something, go for it.. I have always followed this motto. When he wanted to ski, well he skied. Then I played tennis because I liked it. Sometimes the path to becoming a top player is to do things you don’t want to do. In your free time, however, you should do what you want, try to live as freely as possible.