" Jannik Sinner reminds me of myself. He plays high-tempo tennis, he tries to take away time, to suffocate his opponent in a certain sense. That's what I've done for many years, making my opponent feel under constant pressure for your shots, your speed, your presence on the court. And he does it, this year he's been impressive, really consistent ."
Novak Djokovic pays tribute to Jannik Sinner after his defeat in the Shanghai final : «His serve has improved tremendously, it has become an important weapon. He is aggressive from the baseline and as soon as he has a shorter ball to attack, he takes the initiative. He is very solid with both his forehand and backhand, he doesn't make many mistakes»
"Today - the Serb continues - I did my best given the circumstances. I didn't feel 100% fresh, but a lot of credit must be given to Jannik who played the important points better than me. He deserved the victory, he was too strong in the key moments ."
JANNIK'S WORDS
«Given the opponent, it's a special victory, Nole is a legend of the sport and it's always tough to play against him », declared Jannik Sinner, who also took stock of this season (still to finish with Bercy, Turin Finals and Davis Finals) and returned to the case of the positivity to Clostebol.
"There are still a couple of tournaments to play, but I've had a lot of success this year, which has also been very difficult due to other circumstances. I've lost my smile a little, it's never easy to play in the situation I'm in, but I've tried to enjoy it as much as possible ," the world number one said in a press conference after his triumph in Shanghai.
"The situation I'm in is not easy, and I don't want to be in that situation," he continued. "I would like to play more freely on the court, try to have even more fun. However, I feel strong when I go on the court, trying not to think about it and stay focused, to give 100%. I am physically more ready to play at the highest level possible for a longer time. Even mentally I am ready to accept every difficult situation on the court and I believe that this is the main step forward. Success will not change me, neither as a person nor as a player."
